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 Arabic stories from .

Image of NSLI-Y student with sheep

Arabic

Celebrating Eid al-Kabir

Carmen participated in the 2012-2013 Arabic Academic Year program in Morocco. Written on October 26, 2012 Today is Eid Kabir, which takes place about two month...
image of nsli-y students with egyptian youth

Arabic

Spending Time With the Shabab (Locals)

Carlo participated in the 2011 Arabic Summer program in Egypt. "Wallah azeem! Ezaykum ya hubiab entam wahashtani awi, awi, awi! Ezay al-dunya ma'akum? (Oh m...
image of multiple moroccan blue petit taxis in the street by the kasbah

Arabic

Cabs: Navigating Streets and Conversation

Stephanie participated in the 2013-2014 Academic Year program in Morocco. Marrakesh is a large city with new tourists swarming each day. Given the size of the ...
image of nsli-y students in a traditional bedouin tent with head wrapping

Arabic

Tea Time in Morocco

By: Ariel, NSLI-Y Morocco, Academic Year 2013 - 2014 When I get back to the United States, I will be immune to caffeine. I will be immune to the caffeine pills ...
image of spices in the souk in marrakech

Arabic

Marrakech: A City to Call Home

By: Cody, NSLI-Y Morocco Forget New York, DC or Austin; the medina of Marrakech is a real city. So maybe there are no skyscrapers plunging day into night and ni...
image of kalyn at a table at night

Arabic

I Am a Student, Not a Tourist

Kalyn participated in the 2013-2014 Arabic Academic Year in Morocco. Ana taliba, meshi tourist. One of the most important things you will ever learn in a langu...
image of nathan

Arabic

Attending a Moroccan Engagement

Nathan participated in the 2013-2013 Arabic Academic Year in Morocco. I'm still not quite sure what to call it — all I know is that I understand the Darija ...
image of a man in front of a table full of tagines and he is lifting the lid off of one of the tagines and smoke is coming out

Arabic

Tagines and More: Food Culture in Morocco

Charles was a participant in the 2013-2014 NSLI-Y Morocco Academic Year program The most omnipresent dish during my stay here in Marrakesh is by far the tagine....
image of a nsli-y student posing in front of a herd of sheep

Arabic

NSLI-Y Goes to Fez

Charles participated in the 2013-2014 NSLI-Y Morocco Academic Year program Recently, NSLI-Y Marrakesh took our major trip. It was a bit sad, but at the same tim...