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 […]
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Student Spends Last Year of High School in the Philippines A local New Jersey publication profiled Colin Vega, an AFS Returnee, who recently returned from studying abroad in the Philippines and will soon attend Princeton University this fall. The article described differing cultural experiences Colin had while he was living and going to school in […]
Minnesota High School Student Wins AFS-USA’s Project: Change Contest The Grand Prize winner of this year’s Project: Change contest was featured in a local Minnesota publication. Clare Gagne, a student from Orono, MN, submitted a volunteer idea to use arts, music, and athletics to empower children in Kenya. As the winner, Clare received a full […]
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers, This past Friday, we were deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the horrific shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper. Soon after, we were stunned to learn that one of the victims, John McNamara, was the husband of Andrea Chamblee, an AFS-USA Volunteer Liaison in our Capital Area Team. Together, John and […]
Below are articles that mentioned AFS in the media within the last several weeks. Please use them as applicable in promoting our work and mission. AFS Returnees Visit their Host Community, Forty Years Later Two AFS Returnees from Belgium and South Africa, respectively, visited the Illinois high school they attended during their exchange year. “I’m […]
An AFS Experience in Michigan A local Michigan publication interviewed an AFS Host Family and two YES students about their intercultural exchange adventure in Ida, Michigan. Read the full article at The Monroe News. Sharing Intercultural Exchange Experiences Through Hosting A local Maine publication wrote about the benefits of hosting AFS Students in their homes […]
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A Deaf Student’s Exchange Experience in the U.S. Justin Gonzalez, a YES Student from the Philippines, was cautious about applying to the program because he is deaf. His anxieties melted away when he realized that his host parents are also hard of hearing and that his host school was accommodating to his learning needs. Read […]
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers and Host Families, Friday’s news of the tragic school shooting in Santa Fe, TX, has reached all corners of our world. Ten victims—nine students and a teacher, are being mourned by people not only in the U.S., but in countries around the world. For all of us at AFS, we are especially […]