Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Programs

1. 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.

2. Student of the Month-February

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

3. 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."

4. Passion for Education

   Khawaja saw many similarities between Americans and Pakistanis, similarities that did not always translate through media outlets.

5. The Teacher who Never Stopped Learning

   Online Learners Build Community and Friendships in the E-Teacher Scholarship Program.

6. Part of the Family

   Binazir and her host family are very active in the community. Binazir has been described as a "volunteering fanatic."

7. Tolis of Greece Returns for an Encore

   "One of the highlights on my trip was my meeting with Howard Schwartz, the organizer of the top Hip Hop dance event in the world, Hip Hop International, and the producer of the television show America’s Best Dance Crew."

8. Fulbright Foreign Student Works on Oscar-Nominated Film

   Ricardo Marmolejo shares how the Fulbright Foreign Student program helped him fill a gap in his education.

9. National Science Bowl Puts Exchange Student to the Test

   Really to be an exchange student here is not only to have fun – you should learn something. Traveling is really fun but there are a lot more important things that you should dig out about America.

10. Networking Opens Opportunities for Barbara Rwodzi of Zimbabwe

    "Home visits were special. It is an opportunity to know other people and exchange cultures. There is lots of laughing."

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