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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Over looking a Hanok village at night.

Korean

Reflecting on Coronavirus in Korea

During the last week of the program, Graham fell ill with the Coronavirus. He reflects on how he felt supported throughout his week of quarantine and overcame a challenging experience.
Greta on program

Korean

Alumni Spotlight: Greta Received 2023 Rangel Summer Enrichment Scholarship

NSLI-Y is proud to feature Greta Cortez, an alumna of the 2020 and 2021 summer Korean programs who was awarded the Charles B. Rangel Summer Enrichment Program Scholarship in 2023.
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Korean

Finding Family Abroad

Grace, an alum of the 2021 Virtual Korean and 2023 Korean Summer programs, reflects on her experience living with a host family. She shares how her host family helped her find her own home away from home.
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Korean

Resonance

Samuel, a 2023 Korean Summer NSLI-Y alum, reflects on his childhood memories and how his NSLI-Y experience provided an opportunity to find a home away from home.
Hindi Sanksrit School

Global

2024-2025 NSLI-Y Application is Now Open!

Applications for the NSLI-Y 2024-2025 summer and academic year programs are now open! Apply today!
Arianna looking out over the city

Korean

My NSLI-Y Journey to Seoul, South Korea in a Nutshell!

Arianna, a 2023 Korean Summer NSLI-Y alumna, created a video trailer to summarize her NSLI-Y experience in Seoul, South Korea. This video captures some of the highlights from the summer.
Emily poses while seated in front of a Lotte World Tour Seoul Sky sign.

Korean

A Summer Away From Home

Emily, an alumna of the 2021 NSLI-Y Korean Summer program in Seoul, South Korea from Atlanta, Georgia, reflects on participating in NSLI-Y abroad during the pandemic and building bonds with her host family and cohort members.
Jessey poses in traditional Korean hanbok.

Korean

Learning Korean: From a Pandemic to Reality

NSLI-Y alumna Jessey from Knoxville, Tennessee reflects on how both virtual and in-person NSLI-Y activities positively impacted her Korean language-learning journey.
My language partner, 윤서, and I at a nearby café studying.

Korean

Tabula Rasa

Maija, an alumna of the 2022 Korean summer program, reflects on entering her program with a "blank slate" linguistically and culturally. By the end of her program, she found a renewed sense of intrigue in the Korean language and culture, and a strong appreciation for both the ups and downs on program.