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Chinese (Mandarin)
NSLI-Y Alumna Becomes Schwarzman Scholar: Annabeth in China
Annabeth Gellman began studying Chinese in tenth grade and learned of NSLI-Y through her Chinese teacher. In the summer of 2009, just after graduating, she participated in the NSLI-Y Chinese program in Shanghai. Upon arriving in China, one major challenge was learning the transportation system. This was her first experience… Read More
How NSLI-Y Led to International Law: Julius in China
Julius Mitchell says he began studying Chinese by accident. He had studied Spanish in his middle school in Chicago and had hoped to continue it in high school. When registering for language classes at his math, science and world language high school, he listed Spanish as his first choice and,… Read More
Hindi
NSLI-Y India Alumna Dines with Former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice
On April 3, 2014, NSLI-Y India, Academic Year 2012-13 Alumna Maddie attended the Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet, which honored 150 nationally recognized recipients selected as “exceptional people [with a] thirst for knowledge and desire to make a difference in the world,” according to the Coca Cola Scholarship foundation. The banquet was… Read More
Arabic
A Dandelion in Marrakech
Madeleine participated in the 2015-2016 Academic Year program in Marrakech, Morocco. In military communities, there is a saying that military brats (children of service men and women) are like dandelions—they can grow anywhere. I reminded myself of this as I packed eight months’ worth of modest, desert-appropriate apparel into two… Read More
Chinese (Mandarin)
From NSLI-Y to Pickering Fellowship: The Importance of Cultural Exchange and Public Service
2021 Update: Shobhit graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with a BA in Public and International Affairs, and later graduated from Yale University with a MA in Global Affairs. At Princeton, he wrote a thesis examining judicial transparency in China and won the Class of 1924 Award for most… Read More
Alumna Awarded Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
Stephanie Davidson grew up speaking Spanish and English because her mother is from Costa Rica; Stephanie lived there for a period with her family. In high school, she wanted to see more of the world and challenge herself with a third language. She discovered NSLI-Y and decided to apply for… Read More
