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 Hindi stories from .

Megan posing with friends from her NSLI-Y cohort

Hindi

We Said MumBYE to Indore for 3 Whole Days

Megan is from Encinitas, California and participated in the 2017-2018 India Academic Year program. As I write this, I can officially say I have been here for th...
Summer highlights: Twenty first century skills

Global

Summer Highlights: Twenty-First Century Skills, Part 2

Whether through public speaking, collaborating on research projects, or learning about global cooperation and diplomacy, NSLI-Y participants are constantly poli...
Image of a souk in Marrakech

Global

Safety on NSLI-Y 2017 Programs

The story was compiled by Shraddha Joshi who participated in the Jordan summer program in 2017. Shraddha is from Round Rock, Texas. After submitting an applicat...
A banner image that reads "summer highlights: communtiy service part two" and is placed over an image of a group of students cleaning up an area

Global

Summer Highlights: Community Service, Part 2

Community service is an important component to all NSLI-Y programs. Community service allows NSLI-Y scholars to build relationships with and give back to their ...
An image of two Moroccan summer participants next to the title "summer highlights"

Global

Summer Highlights: Alumni Interactions with Current Participants

NSLI-Y Interactive not only describes the name of our blog, but also the sense of culture within the NSLI-Y community. NSLI-Y alumni interact with the community...
an image of the Taj Mahal

Hindi

My Indian Summer

Kate is an alumna of the 2017 Hindi summer program in Indore, India. She is originally from Big Sky, Montana. "Kate! Chalo!" My host mom calls from downstai...
image of a group of nsli-y students volunteering with children

Global

Summer Highlights: Community Service, Part 1

Community service is an important component to all NSLI-Y programs. Community service allows NSLI-Y scholars to build relationships with and give back to their ...
image of state department officials posing together at a dinner table

Hindi

NSLI-Y India Alumna Dines with Former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice

On April 3, 2014, NSLI-Y India, Academic Year 2012-13 Alumna Maddie attended the Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet, which honored 150 nationally recognized recipients ...
Image of Bliss with his host family

Hindi

New Friendships and Perspectives: Jordan’s Journey in India

Jordan "Bliss" Perry initially applied to NSLI-Y in 2016 to study Turkish; however, when the Turkish programs were temporarily suspended, he was offered the...