First impressions from my study abroad experience: awesome and weird in so many peculiar ways
This post was written by Ambani Makuya, an AFS student from South Africa on exchange in the Philippines. Ambani is one…
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Learning a new language boosted my self-confidence
This post was written by Jennifer Sarkodie, an AFS student from Ghana on exchange in Turkey. Jennifer is one of…
Learning Chinese is the best adventure of my life
This post was written by Zeineb Besrour, an AFS exchange student from Tunisia to China. Zeineb is one of the young…
Learning the language helps me understand the culture
Learning the new language has been so exciting. I have to say that I am not one of those people…
3 ways to stay healthy on your exchange program
On this World Health Day, we bring you some advice on staying healthy during your exchange. How do you keep…
Proud about learning a new language… and much more!
My name is Karolina Osztoics, I am from Hungary and I’m spending my AFS exchange in the Dominican Republic. I’ve…
Making memories with great friends
To my best understanding, friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two people. A friend is someone who knows…
Sharing my experience with amazing friends
Being an exchange student doesn’t only expose you to the culture of your host country, but also to the cultures…
Making friends is the best part of my exchange
It took me just a couple of weeks to get to know nice people in my school and start hanging…
Becoming friends with people from around the world
When I first arrived, before school started, I didn’t have any friends and I couldn’t speak Italian. However, when school…