Why I love my Host Family
written by Milica Jaric (Particpant from Serbia) It is already 6th month of my program and I am satisfied and happy! I think it is the most important thing during…
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Intercultural Competence
written by Red Dawn Laurente (NOLITC Staff & AFS Volunteer from Negros Occidental Community) As part of an organization that promotes global citizenship education, it is imperative for me to…
Why AFS is the Best Choice for Internship?
written by Pauline Bongat, Intern (2019) AFS Philippines has taught me more than what I could have imagined. There are many reasons to consider applying for internship with AFS, but perhaps…
Enjoyable Hosting Experience
written by Mr. Ariel Garcia, Host Family Hello there! We are the Garcia family, host family of AFS exchange student Lucie Depré from Belgium. Having had an enjoyable intercultural learning experience…
What is it like to be a Host Family
written by Mrs. Ruth Peligrino, Host Family This is my third time that I hosted an AFS exhange students. a Belgian Boy — Arto de Graef, and an Italian girl — Giulia Fondacaro, as well…
1969 AFSer meets 2018 AFSer in Laoag City
written by Mrs. Augustina Dancel-Matias, Acting Dean of Northwestern University Just recently, on February 11, 2019, Nataniele Casini, AFS 2018, was reunited with Ms. Emy Paz Buted Raval, 1969 AFSer. (See…
Campaign #IslamNotPhobia
written by Aniyyah Fatmah Guina, YES Program Alumna 2016 #IslamNotPhobia is a campaign to counter Islamic prejudice and hate speech towards the Muslims in Iligan City and other communities in Mindanao…
A Year of Breaking Cultural Barriers
written by Aurem Villaflor, Weltwaerts Program Alumna (2017) My volunteer year was a hodgepodge of sad and blissful moments and heaps of great experiences. It was a year wherein I learned so much…
Eye-Opener Experience
written by Anne Bridgette Lim, JENESYS Alumna 2008 10 years ago, I was given a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend 2 weeks in Japan as an exchange student,…