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AFS Student

Adjust Your Sail

written by Süha Çiçek (participant from Turkey)To summarize my exchange year, I would say, life isn’t about waiting for the winds to change, it’s learning to adjust your sail. Philippines…

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AFS Student

It happened. It really did.

written by Mary Alnessa Ignacio (participant to Japan) Days, weeks, and months after I landed home, I can still feel the tingling feeling in my bones. It really happened. I…

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Participant Stories

The Black Hole

written by Valerio Dominici (participant from Italy) I can’t put in words how this experience literally changed every aspect of my life. During my program I took part of the…