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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Korean

The Small Things Can Have the Biggest Impact

Carlie is from Dallas, TX and participated in the 2017 Korea summer program. For International Education Week I've decided to share one of my favorite experienc...
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Korean

Summer in Seoul

Cheyenne is from LaGrange, GA and participated in the 2017 Korea summer program. It must have been a strange sight to see 50 kids crying and hugging each other ...
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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...
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Korean

Subway Reflections

Katie is from Libertyville, IL and participated in the 2017 Korea summer program. With a bittersweet taste on my tongue, I sat on the cold metal seats of the li...
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Korean

Re-Thinking Our Emotional State Abroad: Part 2

In this post, Claire Yang discussed the commonly used “U-Curve” model for visualizing “Culture Shock.”
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Korean

Re-Thinking Our Emotional State Abroad: Part 1

By Claire Yang, NSLI-Y 2016-2017 Korean Academic Year Alumna...
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Global

Summer Highlights: Developing 21st Century Skills, Part 1

Whether through public speaking, research projects, or global cooperation and diplomacy, NSLI-Y participants are constantly developing skills to advance interna...
Parent and Alumni Testimonials

Global

NSLI-Y Parent and Alumni Testimonials – Part 1

While some parents are excited for their son or daughter to study abroad, others may be nervous. The student may be ready and eager to dive into a new culture f...
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Global

2018-2019 Application Season Announcement

The U.S State Department's National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) merit-based scholarship programs for high school students to study a forei...