Today I enjoyed meeting Trayana Georgieva, a student from Bulgaria, who is currently attending Laquey High School through the U.S. State Department’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange program.

Yesterday, our #CivEdWeek FLEX Alumni Program met with Dr. Herman Pirchner, the founding president of the American Foreign Policy Council. Thank you for excellent conversation about Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and surrounding countries! American Foreign Policy Council @FLEXalumniKG @FLEXAlumniArm

Thank you to Archive: Rep. John Shimkus for a fruitful meeting yesterday with our #CivEdWeek FLEX Alumni Program! It’s always a pleasure to talk with someone with knowledge of the regions in which we work.

#CivEdWeek participant Ru from #Lithuania had a lovely visit with Rep. Dan Newhouse, a fellow Sunnyside High School Grizzly! FLEX Program

Thank you Rep. Sean Casten for your contribution to the world of international education! #CivEdWeek FLEX Alumni Program @FLEXalumniKG @FLEXAlumniArm FLEXAlumniCentralUA

It was a pleasure to meet the esteemed Senator Johnny Isakson from my home state of #Georgia to discuss the value of exchange programs during #CivEdWeek. Thank you, Senator, for your support of the #KLYES program!

We are minutes away from the first session of #WYLETUA! The @FLEXAlumniGeorgia can’t wait to get started.

Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer Mike Hackett braved the Kyiv traffic to speak to and meet with FLEX #WYLETUA participants in Irpin today. Thank you, Mike! #ExchangeOurWorld #WYLET FLEX Alumni Program

Role playing at #WYLETUA with Team Fox! What’s the secret word? #WYLET FLEX Alumni Program @FLEXAlumniArm FLEXAlumniAzerbaijan FLEX Alumni Georgia @FLEXAlumniMD FLEXAlumniWestUA

Thank you to the co-founder of #YappiCorp for sharing your teaching journey and giving the #WYLETUA participants a tour of your office. Yappi Corporate provides English classes for employees of top companies in Ukraine like Deloitte, Boeing, and Uber. FLEX Alumni Program #WYLETDC

It’s #JustDance night at #WYLETUA! Check out our beautiful participants in their traditional dress

A BIG thank you to our fabulous #WYLETUA trainers- Tom Toomey and Ruby Mitchell. Sad that tomorrow is our last day!

Participants are starting to meet one another at #FLEXCamps2019 through a variety of interactive activities. I can’t wait until everyone is here tomorrow!

#FLEXCamps2019 participants are learning how to design and implement camps in their own communities. What kind of camp would you like to see in your country?

What’s a more traditional camp activity than making s’mores? #FLEXCamps2019

#FLEXCamps2019 participants playing human bingo to get to know one another!

Teamwork makes the (camp) dream work! #FLEXCamps2019

Professional camp facilitator, semi-professional pyrotechnician: Si Norton! #FLEXCamps2019

Thank you, Senator Ben Cardin, for taking the time to talk with our FLEX Alumni Program today!

Thank you Rep. Roger Marshall for taking the time to meet with our FLEX Alumni Program. Marko loved bringing out his inner cowboy in your office today!