AFS/YES Student From India Receives Full Scholarship to Wellesley College

In 2014, Manvi Chaudhury was a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) scholarship recipient from India who was hosted with AFS-USA in Minneapolis, MN. “After that year I started dreaming of doing more,” she said. Now Manvi, who comes from a rural village in India, is seeing those dreams come true as she begins her freshman year at Wellesley College with a full scholarship. Read more about Manvi on Huffpost.

AFS Exchange Students Volunteer at Local Color Run Event

AFS Exchange Students hosted in Racine, W.I. volunteered at this month’s Color Run Race. Volunteering gives students a chance to experience community life, including meeting other AFS Students currently hosted in the area. Visit The Journal Times to read students’ thoughts on volunteering at the Color Run and studying abroad in the U.S.