NSLI-Y 2023 Korea – Week 5

NSLI-Y 2023 Korea - Week 5 WEEK 5 Exploring Everland, Reflection, and Cultural Immersion in NSLI-Y As the fifth week of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program unfolds, our NSLI-Y students find themselves immersed in a whirlwind of cultural experiences...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Latvia – Week 5

NSLI-Y 2023 Latvia - Week 5   Happy August to all of our readers back home! As we turn another page of the calendar, we are reminded that this program is, sadly, coming to an end. But our adventures in Latvia are not over yet! We still have a week of classes left, which means

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NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 4

NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey - Week 4 Passing the halfway point! The week went by in a summer haze. In spite of the unusually warm weather, we managed to stay busy: On Tuesday, students were able to visit the local archaeology museum with their language partners and explore local artifacts from...

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NSLI-Y Taiwan 2023 – Week 4

NSLI-Y Taiwan 2023 - Week 4 Escape the mundane chores of everyday life and join the 2023 Summer ACES NSLI-Y Taiwan scholars for a week in paradise! Welcome to Kaylee and Liz’s week 4 recap: We began the week by introducing our hometowns to our language partners, who, in return, told us...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Korea – Week 4

NSLI-Y 2023 Korea - Week 4 Experiencing the Thrills of Korean Sports: A Week of Teamwork, Tradition, and Taekwondo The fourth week of the ACES NSLI-Y Korea program proved to be a thrilling and enlightening experience for the students. From participating in traditional Korean team...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Latvia – Week 4

NSLI-Y 2023 Latvia - Week 4 Sveiki! (“Hello” in Latvian!) We have now reached the end of week four of our NSLI-Y Russian language program in Riga, Latvia. It is truly amazing to see the gains in language proficiency that the students have made since we arrived in Riga at the beginning...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Latvia – Week 3

NSLI-Y 2023 Latvia - Week 3 Greetings from sunny Riga! During Week 3 of the ACES NSLI-Y Russian program in Latvia, students took advantage of a variety of opportunities to delve deeper into the culture and history of their host country. These activities were, as always, in addition to...

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NSLI-Y Taiwan 2023 – Week 3

NSLI-Y Taiwan 2023 - Week 3   Hello again! Brace yourselves as we (Steaven, Harry, and Matthew) take you on an epic journey of Week 3 of our adventures in Taipei (and neighboring areas)!   This week had its fair share of 很好吃的蛋糕 (delicious cake) and 奶茶 (milk tea) as we...

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