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 a butchershop in morocco with the store owner

Arabic

Bargaining with Merchants of Moroccan Souks

Francis participated in the 2012 Arabic Summer program in Morocco. All kinds of experts, from tour guides to Middle East academics describe North Africa's...
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 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 four NSLI-Y students sitting on a bench outside at night

Turkish

Turkish Spa: Soaking in Tradition

Some of the NSLI-Y students recently literally submerged themselves in the Turkish culture when they visited a traditional Turkish bathhouse called a hamam. In ...
Image of NSLI-Y students holding the bags of trash that they picked up

Persian (Tajiki)

Community Clean-Up

On July 20th, 2014, NSLI-Y students braved the heat, donned protective gloves, and took an active part in improving their host community by collecting garbage a...
image of two nsli-y students helping a child in a wheelchair

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 ...
image of people performing indian dance on a stage outdoors

Hindi

Voyage into the Depths of Authentic Indian Dance

Nina participated in the 2014 Summer Hindi program in India. While many are bedazzled by the intricate costumes and glittering jewelry, in India, study of the c...
image of cows with colorful cloths over them pulling a wagon with nsli-y students

Hindi

Visit to Sustainable Farm and Women's Cooperatives in Rural India

On July 12, 2014, NSLI-Y students in Pune, India went to Baramati Farm, an NGO trust that works as a farm cooperative in rural Maharashtra. During the day they ...
image of a nsli-y student holding hands with a young girl on a bridge at a playground outdoors

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 cul...