AFS Convenes Asia-Pacific International Global Citizenship Education Forum on Employability
NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 28, 2017) – AFS Intercultural Programs and the AFS Asia-Pacific Initiative (AAI) with the support of…
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Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr., 1921-2017: AFS Volunteer, Broadcaster, and Changemaker
“I learned that with the right leadership, a good idea, and a volunteer spirit, you could accomplish wonders, and those are the principles we applied to the AFS exchange programs.” –Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr.
Generation Z eager for cultural exploration, mindful of security and affordability, report finds
Comprehensive, global AFS Intercultural Programs research explores the motivations for and hindrances to high school international study among Generation Z…
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…
AFS Intercultural Programs Advocates for More Global Exchanges and Intercultural Learning
AFS Intercultural Programs, a global network of 60 member organizations with nearly 50,000 volunteers and programs in 99 countries, is…
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…
The importance of reciprocating volunteer efforts
Marcel Mauss, a French sociologist, wrote an essay in 1925 titled The Gift, which analyzed the role that exchange plays…