Student Stories – Ambani Makuya – Year Programme to Philippines 2017
My name is Ambani, but people call me Dean. I am a 17-year-old from South Africa who has been granted an amazing opportunity to go on a student exchange. With…
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Student Stories – Lwandile Jacobs – Year Programme to USA 2016
April- Finally winter’s gone, the flowers are blooming and the land is looking fresh, lush and beautiful. Having no fences around most places helps me get to appreciate all of…
AFS Returnee Awarded Ivy League Scholarship
Today we are talking to Kalisa Ndamage, a South African AFSer who went on a year programme to the USA in 2014-2015. He will soon be returning to the USA,…
Getting immersed in a new culture
I’m Zeineb, an AFS student from Tunisia in China and I’m writing to talk you about my first month here. I’ve always wanted to be an exchange student and now…
A great experience for the whole family
This morning we left for work while the kids were still asleep. I left a note on the fridge saying, “Lunch is on the stove”. That is nothing unusual, except…
Just do it. Jump in!
We have always loved the idea of having a student from abroad live with us as we felt it would be a great experience for our girls to learn lots…
An enriching cultural experience
We gained a lot by hosting Davis for a year, this experience helped us understand that each culture is different, and that no culture is better or worse than any…
Loving our exchange student like our own child
As soon as we saw online that we could become a host family for an exchange student, we decided to apply and give our children a chance to get to…
Having the time of my life
I’ve already been an exchange student for a month. It’s so unbelievable. To be honest, this month was the best of my life so far. Only one month, but so many…