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 Korean stories from .

Ellie poses with NSLI-Y peers and food

Korean

Where Food Equals Family

Ellie is from Spokane Valley, WA and participated in the Korea Summer 2018 program. My host mother stands firmly by the principle that food, like all other good...
Ashley poses with her host family in Korea

Korean

The Crossroads of Culture in Seoul

Ashley is from Baltimore, MD and participated in the Korea Summer 2018 program. During my time in Seoul, South Korea, in the summer of 2018, it was in my wildes...
A banner with the text "Summer highlights: Community service: Working with Youth" overlayed over a blurred photo of a NSLI-Y cohort volunteering

Global

Summer Highlights Community Service: Working with Youth

Community Service related highlights from the 2018 NSLI-Y Summer programs!
Banner that reads "Summer highlights: Alumni Interactions" and is overlayed over a photo of a NSLI-Y cohort posing together

Global

Summer Highlights: Alumni Interactions

NSLI-Y Korea A 2017 alumnus Anand Tyagi joined NSLI-Y Korea students for dinner in downtown Seoul. Anand is a freshman at NYU and doing his summer internship i...
An image of Kyla in Korea

Korean

Studying Abroad with Anxiety

Kyla is from Denver, Colorado and participated in the 2018 Korea summer program. 안녕하세요! 저는 카일라입니다.
Image of NSLI-Y Korea students during the closing ceremony

Korean

수료식 연설 (Closing Ceremony Speech)

Shreya is from Plano, TX and participated in the 2018 Korean summer program. I wanted to share a translation and video of the Korean speech I wrote for my progr...
Image of Danielle in traditional Korean dress

Korean

The Questioning of My Box Braids: Teaching Others Unexpectedly in Seoul, South Korea

Danielle is from Miami, FL and is an alumna of the 2017 Korean summer program. Some of the experiences I valued most that the NSLI-Y program provided me with we...
An image of Alex with peers in Korea

Korean

Looking back on a Year of Language Advances in South Korea

Alex is from Las Vegas, NV and participated in the Korea AY program from 2017-2018. Alex's language journey began in 9th grade. Her first time walking through...
Alex posing with a small child on a beach in Korea

Korean

Returning to Korea: One Year later

Alex is from Louisville, CO and participated in the 2014 Korea summer and 2016-2017 Korea academic year programs. 334 days, 11 hours, and 25 minutes after my in...