Curious what life in Japan with AFS is like? See it through the eyes of one of our exchange students who’s currently living and studying there! Check out parts one and two of our latest Instagram Takeover and share them with any student who might be interested in studying abroad in Japan!
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Spend a semester or summer as a gap year or college student living with a host family, earning college credits, and participating in service learning projects.
Volunteers can now select multiple host family members when entering a contact or visit.
For the safety of our students and the organization as a whole, additional efforts are now being made to complete background checks on host family members turning 18.
Volunteer Spotlight Lynn Dransoff Batavia, Illinois AFS USA Volunteer sin ce 2003 Gt. Illinois Team This month AFS USA is pleased to spotlight Lynn Dransoff of the Greater Illinois team. Congratulations Lynn! How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I met uber-volunteer R obbin Lang initially through an adoptive […]
The final version of the NH19 Hosting Application Distribution Process will be going live on Monday, January 14.
The deadline to submit applications for Fall 2019 Year & Semester programs has been extended!
Please join us for a webinar on Travel Guidelines on Thursday, January 10th at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 6pm MT, or 5pm PT.
We’ve made some changes to the Host Family Interview Form, as well as the Contacts & Visits, Placements, and Sending widgets!
Maggie Kane, AFS Returnee (U.S. to Italy ’08), has adopted a new model of social responsibility – pay-what-you-can restaurants and food markets.