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:

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image of Alexi with her host family

Korean

Through the Eyes of a Host Family: Chapter 2

Through the Eyes of a Host Family: A collection of interviews on what it takes to be a successful student or host family, language learning, culture shock in bo...
image of alexi in front of south korean flag

Korean

Through the Eyes of a Host Family: Introduction and Chapter 1

Through the Eyes of a Host Family: A collection of interviews on what it takes to be a successful student or host family, language learning, culture shock in bo...
Jaylen interviewed at a korean high school

Global

NSLI-Y Alumni Highlights

Following a year abroad under the NSLI-Y scholarship, many students incorporate their target language or passion in a host culture into future studies and o...
image of nsli-y student posing by a statue of golden figures holding up a split circle

Korean

After Studying About the DMZ in High School, NSLI-Y Korea Student Experiences it in Person

My trip to the DMZ was an experience I will never forget. Two years ago near the end of my world history term, my teacher had assigned a project on conflicts am...
Image of NSLI-Y cohort with Korean high school students

Korean

Korea Students Participate in Hanmi Youth Culture Exchange Camp

On Saturday, July 23rd, NSLI-Y students and 50 Korean high school students came together for a Youth Culture Exchange Day Camp. The event kicked off with variou...
image of the Korea cohort taking a selfie in front of a beach and mountains

Korean

NSLI-Y Student Reflects on Korean School Trip

Last April, NSLI-Y Korea Academic Year student Stacia went on a school field trip to Busan and Tongyeong with her classmates from her high school in Seoul. Stac...
image of Ally speaking on a stage

Korean

Overcoming Stage Fright, in Korean

It has already been over eight months since the NSLI-Y students came to Korea and started studying Korean. Recently several students applied to the 19th Annual ...
image of NSLI-Y alumni reps posing together

Global

Alumni Representatives Work to Build Community

This year the thirteen NSLI-Y Alumni Representatives have been working hard to strengthen the alumni network and connect alumni from all generations of the prog...
collage image of students presenting at a youth conference

Korean

Sustainable Development Goals in Korea

The 66th UN DPI/NGO Youth Pre-Conference was held in Sookmyung Women's University on April 9, 2016. This event is part of the introductory programming leading...