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 Persian (Tajiki) stories from .

image that reads "coming back, giving back"

Global

"Coming Back, Giving Back" Virtual Event April 6, 2016 at 7:30 pm (EST)

Looking for ways to use your language skills to give back? Want to hear about the projects and careers NSLI-Y alumni have done to make a difference in the world...
screenshot from a youtube video of a nsli-y alum with the subtitle "ryan, arabic, morocco" next to his face

Global

Alumni Talk About the Importance of NSLIY

Check out this video featuring NSLI-Y alumni from a variety of different programs talking about why the NSLI-Y program is important and what they gained from pa...
image of nsli-y students posing with bags of trash that they picked up

Global

Coming Back, Giving Back: Share Your NSLI-Y Service Story Today!

NSLI-Y Alumni have gone on to do incredible things in their communities and in the world. From working in interfaith dialogue, to fighting for international wom...
Image of NSLI-Y students at an outdoors market in Tajikistan

Persian (Tajiki)

Dance Lessons and Bargaining Skills in Tajikistan

As part of the NSLI-Y Persian (Tajiki) summer language program, implemented by American Councils in Tajikistan, students compliment their intensive language stu...
collage image with text like "nsliy service" and "community service" and "volunteering" as well as the nsli-y languages

Global

#NSLIYService for Global Youth Service Day

From April 17-19, the world will be celebrating Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) and young people who make a positive impact on the world through service to th...
image of nsli-y students posing together in doors in formal wear with a nsli-y banner

Global

Involvement and Opportunities After NSLI-Y

Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) hosted over 80 NSLI-Y alumni gathered at its McLean, Virginia offices for Pathways to the Future 2014, a career development and n...
image of NSLI-Y students sitting at a small table with meals in front of them

Persian (Tajiki)

Language Lessons in the Kitchen

Leah, one of twelve NSLI-Y students living with a host family in Tajikistan for the summer, has found that cooking with her host family is a great way to bo...
image of two nsli-y students helping a child in a wheelchair

Persian (Tajiki)

Volunteering at a Local Orphanage

The NSLI-Y program provides a number of opportunities for the students to contribute to the local community via community service projects. One day after class ...
Image of NSLI-Y students holding the bags of trash that they picked up

Persian (Tajiki)

Community Clean-Up

On July 20th, 2014, NSLI-Y students braved the heat, donned protective gloves, and took an active part in improving their host community by collecting garbage a...