Tag: Press

AFS in the Media

For AFS Host Families and Exchange Students, Food is the Way to the Heart Many host families and exchange students form bonds through food. This article contains quotes from host families, students and local coordinators, and helps dispel a few commonly-held myths about hosting an exchange student, plus a few students’ favorite recipes from home. […]

AFS in the Media

Watch: How One AFS Returnee Makes a Difference in Her Community Imagine a restaurant where everyone can afford to eat, where those who are struggling can pay what they can or even volunteer for their meal. “A Place at the Table” is a café founded by Margaret Kane, an AFS Returnee, who wants to make […]

AFS in the Media

AFS Student Talks About Studying Abroad in the U.S. An AFS Student from South Africa returns home and remembers the valuable intercultural lessons she learned and the unforgettable experience she had while studying abroad in the U.S. Read more at Highway Mail. A Glimpse of an AFS Student’s Life in the U.S. Shawn Lange, an […]

AFS in the Media

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 […]

AFS in the Media

Maryland Students Awarded CBYX Scholarship Nyah Cameron Johnson, a high school student from Maryland, is one of 250 students who received a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship this year. She will spend the 2018 to 2019 academic year living and attending school in Germany through the scholarship program. Read more about the student and the […]

AFS in the Media

An AFS Student’s Study Abroad Experience in Japan A local California publication wrote about Michael Gery, an AFS Returnee who just returned home from studying abroad in Japan for the summer. Read about Michael and his experience at Mountain Democrat.   An Italian AFSer Revisits His U.S. Host Family in Minnesota Gianluca Cicconi was hosted […]