Welcome Back to Your Old Home and New Land of Opportunities
A letter to our new alumni from World Link ’19 alum Branislav Nolin (Serbia/IA) You hadn’t seen your family and friends in a long time, and surely you wanted to, but you were having such an awesome...
View ArticleWhat My Host Dad Taught Me About Volunteering
During World Link’s online ReEntry Banquet in May of 2020, we asked some students to speak about different aspects of their year. After seeing the indescribable bond built between host dad and...
View ArticleWorld Link Alumna’s Charitable Youth Theatre
Before coming to the United States as an exchange student, World Link FLEX alumna Vira Grabchuk ’19 (Ukraine/CO) started the Charitable Youth Theatre Company, which raises money for disabled children...
View ArticleADA Inspiration- From the U.S. to Kyrgyzstan
During their exchange year, World Link students get to learn about and experience first-hand the benefits the Americans with Disabilities Act has had on the country. They see ramps for wheelchair...
View ArticleAlumni Highlight: An Interview with Award-Winning Doctor
This fall, as we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our 20-21 program year students coming in January, we are taking extra time to check in on our alumni and hear more about their life after the...
View ArticleMy Host Family: Kickstarting My Journey in Music
World Link YES Program alum Shadman Ornab ’17 (Bangladesh/IA) has always had a passion for music, but according to him, it was the surprise welcome gift from his host family that was the real...
View ArticleTen Year Update Interview with Ina Gjika
The next alumna in our #alumnihighlight series has had many impressive successes since her exchange year, 10 years ago! Meet Ina Gjika from Albania! She was placed in Bakersfield, CA with Angie...
View ArticleWorld Link Youth Representing Local Youth
The journey of World Link FLEX alumna Karmen Pikkmets ’20 (Estonia/CA) with the Lääneranna Youth Council. The Beginning February of 2018 was the first time Karmen had heard of the Lääneranna Youth...
View ArticleWorld Link Kindness Cookies Service Project
World Link’s first worldwide service project. World Link FLEX student Mariam M (Georgia) shared her Kindness Cookies with the elderly in her local area. The Virtual Program World Link has been helping...
View ArticleUN SDG #5: Working Towards Gender Equality
World Link FLEX ’16 alumna Viktoriia Shvaher from Ukraine, is dedicated to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal #5, gender equality. She contributes her exchange year in Highlands Ranch, Colorado...
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