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…
Global Citizenship
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…
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.…
Future Bridging Leadership Program
On January 25, Alumnus Johnson Badawi (YES ’11) graduated from the Future Bridging Leaders Program (FBLP), a year-long leadership development program and social innovation laboratory based on the core principles…
Welcoming our New Set of Alumni
The Asia Kakehashi Project is a government-sponsored program by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) focused on facilitating intercultural exchange and understanding between teenagers in Japan and 20…
We Are Not That Different
written by: Maria Luisa Pirisi Fonnesu, Participant from Italy In 6 months San Pablo Colleges (SPC) become a second home for me. During my stay, I’ve met a lot of friendly…
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Intercultural Experience: A Lesson
written by: Mr. Ricardo Abalena, Host Family from IloIlo Community All the universe has come from love and to love all things return. For from joy all beings have come,…