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Bayly Winder is an alumnus of the 2008 Arabic summer program in Jordan. He currently works at USAID as a political appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration. Bayly reflects on how NSLI-Y prepared him for a career in public service.

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The app for Virtual NSLI-Y's Fall 2024 term opens soon! Virtual NSLI-Y provides an opportunity for beginner-level students to improve their critical language skills in an immersive and collaborative online environment.

Katherine, a young #AFSUSA volunteer, recently spoke on our #podcast about her experience as a #climateactivist and NSLI for Youth alumna, highlighting the significance of international collaboration in achieving sustainability and understanding.

Listen now at afsusa.org/podcast!

@sarrahkiim is a 2023 Korean Summer Alum. After NSLI-Y, she continued studying Korean at Northwestern University & will study abroad in Gwangju, South Korea this summer w/ the Critical Language Scholarship. Sarah shares her story of participating in NSLI-Y as a heritage learner.

CJ, an alum of NSLI-Y & CLS, now works as a Foreign Service Officer. Here, CJ gives a tour of one of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) projects & shows off his language skills. U.S. Embassy Beirut instagram.com/reel/C5bQzQEPk…

Calling all NSLI-Y alumni 📣 the April NSLI-Y Interactive prompt is here! Tell us about a moment when you felt a strong sense of community/connection with your host family or host culture. Submit your reflections at the link in our bio.
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NSLI-Y students participate in many hobbies and artistic pursuits outside of class. Students Anoushka and Sasha chose to practice street photography in Taiwan. Check out their photos and interviews on NSLI-Y Interactive!

A great example of the impact of foreign language study:
nytimes.com/2024/03/17/mag…

NSLI-Y Alumni Rep '24 cohort traveled to D.C. in January to learn more about their roles. Phillip, an alumnus of the '22 Chinese Virtual Summer Intensive & '23 summer program in Taiwan, reflects on his experience. He serves as a virtual rep & will attend t/ Univ. of Pennsylvania

Raha Murtuza, an alumna of the 2023 summer Arabic program in Jordan, shares her NSLI-Y experience and how she sought out art in every corner of Amman.

Kennedy Beal, an alumna of the 2023 summer Korean program, reflects on her journey to NSLI-Y from rejection to acceptance and everything she learned along the way.

NSLI-Y honors Black History Month and recognizes the achievements of Black Americans by highlighting the stories of our Black alumni. Constanza Biney, an alumnus of the Summer 2023 NSLI-Y Arabic program, shares her story at NSLI-Y Interactive

NSLI-Y honors Black History Month and recognizes the achievements of Black Americans by highlighting the stories of our Black alumni. Chelby Joseph is an alumna of the 2018-2019 NSLI-Y Chinese program in Taiwan. Read more at the link in our bio. #nsliy #blackhistorymonth

NSLI-Y is proud to announce that current AY participant, Elena, is the U.S. Department of State’s American Abroad Student of the Month! Elena is currently in Kyrgyzstan studying Russian. Please join us in celebrating Elena's accomplishment! #nsliy #ExchangeOurWorldd #aasom

Do you feel you developed new skills while abroad? Share your experience about how you practiced and gained a skill either during your time abroad or once you got home. Link in bio! #nsliy #exchangeourworld #nsliy interactive

Genrietta Churbanova, an alumna of the 2019-20 program for Mandarin in Beijing, is 1 of 3 alumni awarded t/ Schwarzman Scholarship. Genrietta plans to become an anthropologist focusing on Sino-Russian relations and U.S. policy.

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Addie Mae Villas, an alumna of the 2018 Arabic Program in Morocco, is our 2nd of 3 alumni awarded t/ Schwarzman Scholarship. After completing the Scholars program, Addie Mae intends to return to the US to attend law school specializing in International Criminal Law.
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Amina Shafeek-Horton, an alumna of the 2018 Chinese Summer program in Nanjing, China, is 1 of 3 NSLI-Y alumni awarded t/ Schwarzman Scholarship which selects promising young people from around the world for a one-year master’s in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

Samuel Harshbarger, an alumnus of the Russian 2017 Summer program in Moscow, Russia, is one of three NSLI-Y alumni who have been named as recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship. He will pursue an MPhil in history at Oxford.

Read more about Samuel here: nsliy-interactive.org/2024/01/18/thr…