Thoughts on My Stay in Finland
by: Liau Chi Wei It’s been almost 2 months since I left my comfort zone and started my exchange year in one of the northernmost countries in Europe, Finland. It…
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Antarabudaya Offers Full Scholarships to Italy and Turkey
Antarabudaya Malaysia is offering two full scholarships to Italy and Turkey for a two-month exchange experience. The Intensive Programmes provide an opportunity to experience another culture in a new country…
Immersed in Tradition and Innovation: My Student Exchange Experience in Japan
My name is Elly, a 19-year-old girl from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am one of the the Asia Kakehashi Project 2020 participants. I went to Hakodate, Hokkaido. It is Hokkaido’s third…
Engage To Exchange – the New Normal of AFS Roadshows
By Annie Yap With the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging not just the country but also the world, a New Normal had to be adopted in the way we go about with…
Bridging Cultures: Exploring the Impact of Intercultural Student Exchange Programs
By Vyshnavi Bharidasan (Asia Kakehashi Project 2020/21) Ever since I was young, my grandfather would tell me amazing stories about his experience in Japan. Those stories always had me dreaming…
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…
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…
Discovering Oneself Through the AFS Experience
Hola, mi nombre es Noorazzalea Gazali. Tengo 19 años de edad y estuve once meses compartiendo y aprendiendo de cultura en Argentina. Now let me translate, hello my name is…
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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…