1. The Many Faces and Facets of Music

   Folk music artist Cathy Fink, along with bandmates Marcy Marxer and Barbara Lamb, embarked on a multi-country tour with American Music Abroad in hopes of sharing their Appalachian style of music with foreign audiences.

2. 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."

3. Mastering Language, Translating Culture

   Georgia native Evangelista traveled to Suzhou, China during the summer of 2012 to study Chinese as a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant.

4. Host Family Loves to Share Their Alabama Home

   Leigh Ann Parker never thought her daughter’s friendship with a Norwegian exchange student would lead to her family hosting teenagers from seven different countries.

5. FLEX Student of the Month – March 2014

   Gulnar Resulkulyyeva, a World Link FLEX student from Turkmenistan, is a proven leader and dynamic FLEX ambassador. In addition to her over 200 hours of community service thus far, Gulnar is a member of the Key Club, Green Club, and Spanish Club and recently earned a spot on the varsity track team.

6. Become a Host Family with the State Department

   

   Serve your country, become a host family! Hosting is great opportunity for you create mutual understanding and be a citizen diplomat.

7. A-SMYLE Student of the Month – May 2014

   Aleksandra Velickovic, a FLEX World Link student from Serbia, thrived throughout the exchange year. In addition to participating in her host school's Interact Club, Debate Team, and Drama Club, she maintained all A’s and a 4.33 GPA, and was named a Platinum Star for her academic achievements.

8. FLEX Student of the Month – October 2014

   In addition to joining six clubs since the start of the school year, Kamila has volunteered over 50 hours in her host community, calling helping people the "main goal" in her life.

9. American Abroad Student of the Month – November 2014

   National Security Language Initiative for Youth participant Sam Christensen volunteers teaching English at the local primary school in Changzhou, China while improving his Mandarin language skills.

10. FLEX Student of the Month – January 2015

    In addition to being a stellar student and volunteer, Dana from Kazakhstan has shown her commitment to sharing her culture by giving 20 presentations since her arrival.

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