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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A Story That I’ll Never Forget
written by Robbe Deryck (participant from Belgium, Flanders) Before our first day of school, we visited the school to meet the principal. When we arrived, we saw there was something…
Relationships that I have built
written by Dana Baustista, Intern More than the experience that I would be gaining as an intern for AFS Philippines, the relationship that I have built with the staff,…
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…
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…
A Better Version of Myself
by Asia Dyck (participant from Belgium) My exchange to the Philippines made me become a better version of myself. It made me look at the world in a new light.…
A Life in a Coconut Shell
by Samuel Curtis (Volunteer Participant from Belgium Flanders) I went to the rice fields with my “tatay” (dad ) and a guy climbed up in the tree and gave me…
Journey of A Liping Kayumanggi
by Aya Sophia Abdurahim Gaite Exhibiting the Filipino Culture and enjoying the company of family and friends away from home made me beyond grateful in stepping out of the box and…
So Much to Learn and Discover
By Joey C., YES Abroad 2017-2018, Philippines It’s been a little over two months since I packed up my bags in Brooklyn and departed for the Philippines. Since then, I’ve…