U.S. Department of State
Indonesian
Alumni Spotlight: The Return: Spending Nine Months in Indonesia After NSLI-Y
Aurelia Vanderwilde is an alumna of the 2018 Indonesian Summer program in Jakarta, Indonesia. Two years ago, I studied abroad for six weeks on the NSLI-Y Indonesian summer program and this experience changed the trajectory of my life. I had always known that I wanted to study abroad, I took… Read More
Arabic
Potatoes and Tahini
Grace is from Meridian, ID and an alumna of the 2019 Arabic summer program in Amman, Jordan. I grew up in Meridian, Idaho, where I had limited exposure to other cultures, religions, and ethnic groups. In my geographic bubble, the only information I ever received about the Middle East was… Read More
Korean
Historical Perspectives and Studying Abroad
Zachary is from Portland, OR and an alumnus of the Korean AY 2019-20 program in Seoul, South Korea. 안녕하십니까? 저는 한국에서 유학했던 재커리 램지라고 합니다. 2019년 9월부터 2020년 2월까지 서울에서 한국어를 공부하고자 고등학교를 다니며 홈스테이 가족과 살았습니다. 예전 NSLI-Y 한국어 동창들의 경험에 비해 올해 유학했던 학생들의 시간은 짧지만 특별했습니다. NSLI-Y… Read More
Chinese (Mandarin)
When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
Ekaterina is from New York, NY and an alumna of the Chinese AY 2019-20 program in Beijing, China & Taipei, Taiwan. I glanced at my watch. 11 pm. December 31st. This was the first time that I went to bed on New Years Eve before 12 am. And I was… Read More
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
