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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
Arabic
My Experience Learning Arabic with Virtual NSLI-Y
Julie is an alumna of the Arabic Virtual NSLI-Y Winter Cohort from January-March 2020. When my mom first told me about learning Arabic through Virtual NSLI-Y, I was quite interested; studying Arabic had been a dream of mine for some years due to the beauty and mystery surrounding its written… Read More
Chinese (Mandarin)
‘The Chai Guy’: An Alum’s Passion for Tea and Chinese Comes to a Crossroad
By Ben Marcus-Willers, Academic Year 2012-13, Kaohsiung, Taiwan It all started with a high school social studies project on the tea growing culture of East Asia. Ben had had an interest for tea since childhood, but the styles and variations of Chinese teas opened up an entire world of possibilities… Read More
