Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Programs

1. The Richness of Diversity

   I learned that there is great richness in diversity, and each person had an impact on me.

2. A-SMYLE Student of the Month: December

   Vanja, a World Link student from Serbia, has been selected as the A-SMYLE student of the month for December 2012.

3. Student of the Month - October

   Anna is ambitious, driven and determined to make the most of her FLEX program year.

4. Student of the Month - November

   Sanira, a student from Kyrgyzstan, jumped into her exchange year with both feet.

5. Student of the Month - December

   Yelyzaveta, a student from Ukraine, got into the spirit of the holiday season during International Education Week (IEW).

6. A-SMYLE Student of the Month: October

   Valentin, an American Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange student from Serbia, has made a great impression on his host family, school, and community.

7. A New Generation of FLEX Arrives in the United States

   My mother was telling me stories about her exchange year since I was 11 years old. She encouraged me to come to the United States.

8. After FLEX, ‘There is Absolutely Nothing I Can’t Do’

   Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program participant Anton Meshkov traveled from a bustling city in Russia to the small, sprawling American city of Shevlin, MN.

9. Volunteering to Create Change

   I learned to see things that I never noticed before. I became a new person ready to do something good and helpful for people.

10. Creating Change for the Disabled

    Yerasyl Toleugazimov, a citizen of Kazakhstan, spent his junior year of high school in Lacey and summarized his experience saying, "I learned new things that changed me."

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