Stories

The NSLI-Y program languages include Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian, Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian and Turkish. Listed below are all multimedia stories written, and shared by NSLI-Y students, alumni, partners, and supporters. These stories include all NSLI-Y program languages and are ordered chronologically from the most recent post.

Alumni and current students, join the conversation by submitting your own story.

Click on a language below to see stories and media related to a specific NSLI-Y program language:

Displaying stories from 2015.

Image of NSLI-Y ballet students in ballet wear practicing their technique in a ballet studio

Russian

A Unique Mix of Russian Language, Culture and Ballet

The 2015 NSLI-Y Russian Language and Culture, RAF & Bolshoi Way Program offers a unique opportunity to its participants to acquire Russian language skills a...
Image of NSLI-Y students posing with young students in Rabat

Arabic

Day of Service in Rabat

By Arshia, NSLI-Y Morocco, Summer 2015 Students granted the NSLI-Y scholarship all around the world participate in many educational and community engagements as...
Image of a building in India with traditional architecture

Hindi

Learning Hindi and the Power of Language

By Stephanie, NSLI-Y India, Summer 2015. नमस्ते! Although this was my fourth visit to India, it was my first trip to Indore and my very first time le...
Image of three NSLI-Y students posing in front of unique rock formations in Turkey

Turkish

Cultural Connections through Turkish Language Skills

By Kyle, NSLI-Y Turkey, Summer 2015 On an exchange, one will certainly see and do many memorable things- some obvious, like visiting tourist destinations (there...
Image of NSLI-Y students at an outdoors cabin posing with Russian flags

Russian

Volunteering With Russian Youth

NSLI-Y AFS Russia students had the opportunity to connect with Russia's future during two-days at "Camp Loosh," which roughly translates to "betterment."...
Image of multiple clay tagines in the souk

Arabic

Walking the Souq

By Hannah, NSLI-Y Morocco, Summer 2015 One of the most memorable aspects of my trip to Morocco was not any single outing, sight or moment but instead the feelin...
Image of NSLI-Y Russian cohort posing in firefighter uniforms in a fire station

Russian

Exploring Estonia's Professional Landscape with Russian

Students on American Councils' NSLI-Y Summer 2015 Russian Language program in Narva, Estonia, began the program with varying levels of previous Russian langua...
image of NSLI-Y students painting a structure with youth

Russian

Forming Strong Attachments in Latvia

"Here they come!," shouts sounded from inside the bus, and from outside, tykes wielding half-bottles of green paint shrieked student names. "Сюда, Милли...
Image of NSLI-Y students posing within a circle of pink fans

Korean

Korean Culture Through the Arts

This summer, NSLI-Y Korea students in Seoul took part in weekly cultural clubs, where they learned the arts of traditional Korean music, traditional Korean danc...