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Just arrived in the US, and feeling… 8 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
The class of 2013-14 AFS study abroad participants is beginning to arrive! Across the US, AFS high school exchange students from around the world are flying into major airports and preparing to meet ...
The ROI of Study Abroad 2 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
Studying abroad is tons of fun. That’s a fact that is proven each year by the many high school and college kids who have the time of their lives while abroad. However, studying abroad isn’t just abou...
High School and SATs and College…Oh My 17 Jul 2013 | 11:49 pm
An AFS-USA student at school during her exchange program. Ciao a tutti! I thought I would use this post to explain how I plan to deal with all things school-related while I’m abroad for a year in It...
Why YOU should become an exchange student 11 Jul 2013 | 08:53 pm
The city of Catania, Italy, where I will spend my exchange year. The intention for this post is to speak to the hearts and souls of all those potential AFSers. Hopefully you are seriously interested ...
One Last Time Before I Go 19 Jun 2013 | 08:12 pm
One month from now, I will be home in the United States. It’s rather strange to think about, because I feel like I’ve gotten accustomed to life here in Belgium: I’m more comfortable speaking French ev...
You know you’re Malaysianized when… 5 Jun 2013 | 08:50 pm
After nearly 11 months in Malaysia, I have picked up tons of word, habits and ticks from the local culture. So much so that I and the other exchange students on my program consider ourselves “Malaysia...
La Romeria and my birthday 20 May 2013 | 09:13 pm
This year, I had a birthday I will never forget. Not only did my birthday fall on a Friday, but it also happened to be the same day as La Romeria, the biggest celebration in my town. La Romeria means ...
How I’ve Changed and the Surprising Things I’ve Learned 6 May 2013 | 07:22 pm
*This post is adapted from the post, “Random Happenings from the Last 3 Weeks,” on the AFS student blog, Pathways Through Peru. It has dawned on me that I only have 74 precious days in my beautiful Pe...
A Different Sort of Silence – Part 2 29 Apr 2013 | 09:30 pm
Click here to see part 1 on our blog’s homepage Nyepi, however, turned out to be more than just a lazy day… It was a day to discover the beauty of just sitting and being – of talking to everyone I was...
A Different Sort of Silence – Part 1 23 Apr 2013 | 03:24 am
As an exchange student, silence has become my new way of life. Speaking tends to take a backseat to listening, to watching the frantic motions and trying to decipher the mix of Indonesian/Javanese spo...
