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 2017.

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 a Moroccan tagine and fruit

Arabic

Finding Comfort in Food Abroad

Diana Pham is from Chicago, IL and participated in the 2017 Morocco summer program. Throughout my summer in Morocco, I loved eating all the tajines...
an image of Heather and her host mom

Chinese (Mandarin)

Bonding With My Host Mom

Heather is from Inwood, WV and participated in the 2016-2017 Taiwan year program. Being abroad can be challenging sometimes, especially if you're abroad for ...
Mira posing in a market in Tajikistan

Persian (Tajiki)

Бисёр Тарбуз ва Чой: A Day in My Tajik Summer

Mira is from Norman, Oklahoma and participated in the 2017 Tajikistan summer program. When I found out I had made it into the NSLI-Y Tajikistan program, I was i...
An image of Claire posing with her NSLI-Y cohort

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.”
Image of NSLI-Y cohort jumping with arms extended to pose for a picture on a salt lake

Turkish

"That's So Niche": Reflecting on My Summer in Ankara

Gavin is from Virginia Beach, VA and participated in the 2015 Turkey summer program. At Harvard, concentration declaration—that is choosing a major—is a sig...
An image of Grace looking at papers in a glass box

Russian

Reflections on Russian Literature from Kirov

Grace is from Salem, OR and participated in the 2017 Russia summer program. Здравствуйте / Hello, I think that it's worth saying that unlike many...
Image of Shraddha posing next to a sign that says "Rue Hind"

Arabic

I Would Go Again in A Heartbeat

Shraddha is from Round Rock, TX and participated in the 2017 Jordan summer program. When I saw the NSLI-Y challenge for International Education Week, the quest...
An image of Claire with a peer in Korea

Korean

Re-Thinking Our Emotional State Abroad: Part 1

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