Taming the Obstacles of an Exchange Student
written by Christopher Yap, Participant to Turkey Being on an exchange, I found out that strength and determination are needed to tame the rising tides of the raging waters which…
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A Different Experience
written by Yuiji Calleja, Participant to USA “Hello, I’m Yuji and from Little Rock, Arkansas. I want to tell a short story about my different experience. When I arrived in…
My Journey in Washington
written by Charles Caunan, Participant to USA “In the past 6 months, I experienced many things and do a lot of fun activities. I really enjoyed the beauty and the…
The Burnt Cookies and Brownies
written by Alixandra Pelmin, Participant to USA “Hi! This is Alixandra A. Pelmin and I am currently hosted here in Tifton, Georgia. My host family, the Kemeraits, are one of…
Siklab: Youth Leaders Guild 2019
Alumna, Shar Jathiya Sheik (YES ’14) is president of the Supreme Student Government of Mindanao State University — Senior High School (MSU-SH), which recently spearheaded the Siklab: Youth Leaders Guild. The Youth…
Life in Kansas
written by Heidi Macangcong, Participant to USA At the beginning, I was nervous of going out my comfort zone, going out of my country and being independent. Having myself to…
Hard Work Pays Off
written by Emily Crumpton, Participant from USA A few months ago my school’s (University of Batangas) dance team asked me to partake in a certain competition that was coming up.…
TESDA Community Outreach Program
submitted by Aklan Community Volunteers from Northwestern Visayan Colleges (NVC) Basic Education Department including Vivien Bozoti, AFS Participant from Hungary joins the Community Outreach program of TESDA Aklan last August…
The world is a Book
written by Sittie Ayeenah Arindig, YES Alumna 2013 “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine Who would have thought that I…