Hindi

Alumna Starts Hindi and Urdu Conversation Club at University

Ariel studied with NSLI-Y in Pune, India during the summer of 2011. Because of her experience with NSLI-Y in India, Ariel decided to apply to universities that had Hindi language programs. She was accepted to the University of Minnesota and decided to minor in Asian Languages and Literatures. Ariel started… Read More
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Chinese (Mandarin)

Our Chinese Teacher, Our Queen: 姜老師

By: Christian, NSLI-Y Taiwan, 2013-2014 This post (written to you straight from a random classroom at Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages) will describe what a typical day in class is like for iEARN Taiwan students. Every Monday through Friday, we have Chinese class at the Center for Chinese Language (CCL)… Read More
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Russian

Tea in My Russian Home: A Time for Talk, Stories, Jokes, and Life Advice

Anna participated in the Russian Academic Year program. A huge part of what defined my experience in Russia on NSLI-Y was my host family. The description of my house usually evokes an image from a fairytale. I lived in a wooden log cabin in a huge garden with… Read More
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Chinese (Mandarin)

Changing Perspectives on Disabled People

As a NSLI-Y summer scholar in China, Nathan not only made long-lasting friendships, learned about the education system in China, and perfected his Chinese language skills; he showed people in another country what disabled people could do. Here, he shares why he applied for the program, some of the positive… Read More
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Persian (Tajiki)

Volunteering at a Local Orphanage

The NSLI-Y program provides a number of opportunities for the students to contribute to the local community via community service projects. One day after class sessions, NSLI-Y students in Tajikistan pooled some of their own money to purchase yogurt, cookies, and diapers to take to a local orphanage. The orphanage… Read More
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Korean

Korea Student Feature: Emily

Originally published in the Pikes Peak Courier on July 24, 2014 and written by Pat Hill With an innate sense of language as a pathway to understanding other cultures, Emily, 18, is preparing for a nine-month study in South Korea. Emily, who lives in Green Mountain Falls, is one of… Read More
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