YES Alumna Advocates for Human Rights

AFS-hosted YES Alumna, Maria Ana Espinosa, is now a law student back in her home country and credits her study abroad experience as the main reason why she wants to be a human rights lawyer. She is currently a member of the Human Right Advocates (HRA) in the Philippines where she is learning about human rights issues in her country and helping to figure out ways victims of human rights violations can preserve their testimonies. Read more at YES Stories.

AFS Student Returns for High School Reunion

A local Minnesotan newspaper interviewed AFS Alumnus, Nelson Paz, who returned to Belle Plaine High School from Honduras for his high school reunion. Read more at Belle Plaine Herald.

Macon County Times Interviews AFS Host Family

A local Tennessee newspaper interviewed a host family and their exchange student in the Macon county area to show the life-long positive impacts intercultural exchange can have on individuals, families, and communities around the world. Read more at Macon County Times.