Changemaking

AFS, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, YES

Making Friends A Real Challenge By Sharon Thien

I was hosted in Hamburg, New York for my YES exchange and the biggest challenge for me was making friends in school. In Malaysia, we get to have the same…

AFS, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, YES

The Path to a Lifelong Connection By Nurin Syahmina

I am a young enthusiastic girl that has travelled to Ohio, United States of America for six months in 2018 on a Kennedy Lugar –Youth Exchange Study Program. This brief…

AFS, AFS Student, Changemaking, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, YES

Learning About Gratitude Through AFS – By Kezia Loh

As an exchange student to the United States under the Kennedy Lugar Youth and Exchange Program, I was hosted in a beautiful city call Baltimore located in the state of…

AFS Student, alumni, Changemaking, culture, returnee, Study abroad

Growing Up in Germany

By Dennis Kong Ming Hong (YPscSH16) It all started back in 2015 when I listened to a talk at school held by Kaylyn Goh, an AFS returnee from Germany. It…

AFS, AFS Student, alumni, Changemaking, returnee, Study abroad

French And Fantastic

By: Annabelle Jyen Ruan Tan (SMysSH18 to France) It all started when I was 14, when I knew that I wanted to study abroad… and then I found AFS. I…

AFS, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Intercultural Learning, Study abroad

Sudha Ashvinder: The Italian Job

  I left for my exchange when I was in Form 4, which was at the age of 16. Although my program was only for two months, but I lived…

alumni, Changemaking, culture, Education, YES

My Global Youth Service Day By Hikmat Zakaria

Here’s an article, written by Hikmat Zakaria, a Malaysian student who is currently on the YES Program. She was recently awarded the “100 hours community service award” and also “Public…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Intercultural Learning

5 answers to your questions about hosting

1. Is my family right for this? Absolutely! All you need to be a great host family is space in your heart and in your home. AFS families come in…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, alumni, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Intercultural Learning

From Chicago To Alor Setar: Living La Vida Local!

By Kara Timrick I am one of several year-long exchange students in Malaysia, but I was born and bred in Chicago. I consider myself lucky to come from such a…