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 Chinese (Mandarin) stories from .

image of nsli-y korean students smiling and posing together with a banner that has korean writing

Global

2022-2023 NSLI-Y Application Season Announcement

Applications for the NSLI-Y 2022-2023 summer and academic year programs are now open!
NSLI Y Interactive Twitter and FB

Global

NSLI-Y VSI Highlights: Cooking and Cultural Exchange

Below are some highlights of food and cooking-related activities that NSLI-Y students took part in this past summer.
An image of Alejandra in traditional Korean dress with a member of her host family

Global

The NSLI-Y Host Family Connection Collaboration

Halden is from Pinehurst, NC and participated in the China Summer 2018 and Taiwan AY 2020-2021 programs.
A banner image showing dumplings Gabe made during his NSLI-Y VSI experience as well as calligraphy and art that Gabe created.

Chinese (Mandarin)

A Virtual Trip to Shanghai

Gabe is from Ypsilanti, MI and is an alum of the 2021 Chinese (Mandarin) virtual summer program based in Shanghai.
A picture of 15 students in an office building. Eight students are standing in the back row and seven students are seated in the front row. They are all wearing business casual clothing. There is an American flag to the left side of the students.

Chinese (Mandarin)

Gap Year, Again

Stacy is an alumna of the NSLI-Y Chinese 2018-2019 Academic Year program in Beijing, China.
Picture of NSLI-Y Chinese alumnus Justin, with trees in the background.

Chinese (Mandarin)

NSLI-Y Alumni Spotlight: Justin (Chinese)

NSLI-Y Alumni Profile of Justin, who studied Chinese (Mandarin) in the summer 2017 program in Nanjing, China.
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Chinese (Mandarin)

NSLI-Y Alumni Profile: Andy (Chinese)

Andy's participation in the 2015 NSLI-Y Chinese Summer program transformed his life.
Madeleine headshot

Chinese (Mandarin)

NSLI-Y VSI 2020 Reflection

Madeleine is from Kunkletown, PA and an alumna of the Chinese 2020 Virtual Summer Intensive program. The NSLI-Y virtual summer program experience is an experience I will never forget. Not only did I increase my knowledge of the Chinese language...
Evangelista on Baicheng Beach in Xiamen, China

Chinese (Mandarin)

Advice from an Alumna

Evangelista is from Marietta, GA and an alumna of the 2012 Chinese Summer program in Suzhou, China. She also served as a Resident Director for the 2019 Chinese Summer program in Xiamen, China. Dear Future NSLI-Y Students, Congratulations on embarking on this new adventure! Seeing all of you get excited about this program makes me so happy and brings back a lot of fond memories.