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Indonesian
Alumni Spotlight: An Alum’s Welcomed Return to Indonesia
Sam O’Brien is an alumnus of the 2018 Indonesian Summer program in Jakarta, Indonesia. Sam O’Brien was a participant on the inaugural NSLI-Y Indonesian program in the summer of 2018. Last summer, 2019, Sam traveled back to Jakarta, Indonesia, after he received a grant to intern with the Strategic Review,… Read More
Arabic
Unexpected Bonding with my Host Family
Emma is from Lakewood, CO and an alumna of the Arabic AY 2019-20 program in Rabat, Morocco. Integrating into a new family can be difficult. I remember the first few days of living with my host family in Rabat, Morocco being stressful as I was trying so hard not to… Read More
Arabic
Virtual NSLI-Y: An Innovative Approach to Language Learning
Brooklyn is from Los Angeles, CA and an alumna of the Arabic Virtual NSLI-Y Winter Cohort from January-March 2020. This past winter I was fortunate enough to participate in the new Virtual NSLI-Y program, which provides students the opportunity to learn less commonly taught foreign languages in an online classroom… Read More
Russian
Chocolate Chip Cookies in Chisinau: Making American Recipes for my Host Family
Elizabeth is from Bethany, CT and participated in the 2018-19 Russian AY program in Moldova. It was mid-January and I decided to make my host mother some American chocolate cookies. The gooey, oatmealy cookies that my family made at home in Connecticut seemed to have no parallel to the sweets… Read More
Korean
Learning Korean: A Virtual NSLI-Y Experience
Jennifer is an alumna of the Korean Virtual NSLI-Y Winter Cohort from January-March 2020. “Is it possible to become immersed in a language and culture online just like you can when studying abroad?” After my Virtual NSLI-Y experience, I can confidently say yes. It is an opportunity that has greatly… Read More
Russian
Мое любимое воспоминание (My Favorite Memory)
Chloe is from Herndon, VA and participated in the 2019-20 Academic Year Russian program in Moldova. Несмотря на то, что нашу группу в Молдове эвакуировали, одним из моих любимых дней (к моему изумлению!) был наш последний день в Молдове перед тем, как мы уехали в Америку. Наш отъезд, с моей… Read More
