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 stories from 2014.

image of nsli-y taiwan cohort posing in front of a foggy mountain

Chinese (Mandarin)

Taiwan's Natural Beauty and Aboriginal Culture

From November 15 – 16, 2014, NSLI-Y students in Taiwan had the chance to experience for themselves the country's natural beauty. The students visited the to...

Image of Emily posing with a group of middle schoolers in a classroom

Korean

Bonding with Middle Schoolers on Seokmodo Island

Emily is from New York, New York and participated in the 2013-2014 Korean Academic Year program in Korea. While other students were recovering from midterm exa...

image of Nina standing outdoors in front of a lake and greenery

Russian

Proverbs as a Doorway to Russian Culture

By: Nina, NSLI-Y Russia, Summer 2012 When I think of my summer in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, with NSLI-Y, some of the fondest memories that come to mind are of ga...

Chinese (Mandarin)

Lessons in Chinese Culture

NSLI-Y China student, Jonathan, discusses some of his various culture classes at 南京大学 (Nanjing University). After our super fun four hour morning langua...

image of nsli-y students eating dinner at a very long table

Korean

Giving Thanks in Seoul

By: Mailiis, NSLI-Y Korea, Academic Year 2014-2015 On a cold week around two weeks before Thanksgiving, NSLIYians and friends gathered outside of a U.S. base. A...

image of students on camels in the sahara

Arabic

Trip to South Morocco and the Sahara

NSLI-Y Morocco students took a trip to Southern Morocco and the Sahara. They went on a four-hour walk through the mountains and the gorge. They left for Zagora,...

image of a man in front of plants with a net

Russian

Young Naturalists in Moldova

Four participants of the Russian Language Program administered by American Councils in Chisinau, Moldova are expanding their linguistic and cultural knowledge t...

image of a title slide that reads "our videographers and bloggers"

Global

Webinar: How to Share Stories Through Media

As seen in the many stories throughout NSLI-Y Interactive, many alumni of the NSLI-Y exchange program share their experiences through various types of multimed...

Hindi

Celebrating the Hindi Language

AFS implemented NSLI-Y participants are studying the Hindi language in Indore, India at the Daly College. They were recently interviewed by the Indore press in ...