• Carlo Aragon
    Alumni Updates
    By American Councils Editorial Staff

    Learning Arabic While Learning to Lead

    The first time he applied for an international exchange program, 17-year-old Carlo Aragon didn’t realize he was starting down a path toward a career in the US Foreign Service. He was in high school, at a meeting of the international club, when  he heard about the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y). The president of the extracurricular club at the time had just returned from a summer studying Arabic in Egypt and recommended that Carlo apply for the State Department scholarship program.
  • group of Arabic Flagship students in Egypt
    Across the Globe
    By American Councils Editorial Staff

    Arabic Flagship Students Journey Through Egypt

    Participants in the Arabic Flagship Program in Alexandria, Egypt, recently returned from a weeklong journey to historic sites throughout Egypt. The group of 57 students, teachers, their families and language partners explored the Pharonic sites of the Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Hatchepsut Temple, and Valley of the Kings.