Tag: Press

Media Brief: Hosting Stories

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 […]

AFS in the Media

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 […]

AFS in the Media

AFS Student Writes Letter to Host Mother An AFS Student hosted in Washington published a letter expressing his gratitude to his Host Mom on Mother’s Day. Read his letter at HeraldNet. AFS Host Family and Exchange Students Reminisce about the Past Several Months For the Penvoses, hosting exchange students allowed them to learn about diverse […]

AFS in the Media

YES Student’s Experience at the UNICEF Annual Summit An AFS-hosted YES Student, Isheka Agarwal, talks about the inspirational experience she had at the UNICEF Annual Summit.  Encouraged by the event, she plans to start a UNICEF club back home and hopes to start a children’s health program in her community. Read her story at YES […]

AFS in the Media

AFS Students Talk About Life in Minnesota Four AFS Students, who spent eight months studying abroad in Marshall, Minnesota, shared their experience with residents at a community center last week. Read about each of the students’ experiences at Marshall Independent.   Local Cleveland High School Celebrates AFS Just in time for AFS-USA’s National Volunteer Assembly […]

Media Brief

“A Life in a Year” for a YES Student Narintorn Kaweekt was a YES Student from Thailand who was hosted with AFS in New York. She wrote about the life-changing experience she had, and the friends and family she gained through studying abroad. Read about her experience on YES Stories.   Intercultural Exchange in Kenai, […]