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 .

Harold in Taiwan on his NSLI-Y Chinese Academic Year Program

Chinese (Mandarin)

NSLI-Y Honors National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

NSLI-Y is excited to honor National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month and highlight a NSLI-Y Chinese alumnus from Puerto Rico, Harold Peón Castro.
Daily Life in Taiwan on NSLI Y FB Twitter 4

Chinese (Mandarin)

NSLI-Y Interactive Virtual Event - Daily Life on the NSLI-Y Program in Taiwan

On Monday, April 18th at 7pm Eastern, NSLI-Y Interactive hosted the virtual event "Daily Life on the NSLI-Y Program in Taiwan."
image of ingrid in a tree overlooking a skyline

Chinese (Mandarin)

A Sonnet for Study Abroad

Ingrid, an alumna of the 2017 and 2018-2019 Chinese (Mandarin) programs, shares a poem that encapsulates the adventure of studying abroad.
NSLI Y Interactive Twitter and FB

Chinese (Mandarin)

Connecting Over Zoom through Literature

In this story, Samuel reflects on the significance books played in his cultural exchanges with students from Xi'an, China.
Image of temples and their reflection on a body of water

Chinese (Mandarin)

What is Religion? 宗教到底是什麼？

NSLI-Y Chinese alumna Halden discusses exploring religion during her time abroad in Taiwan.
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.