Life’s Journey as a Deaf Scholar
I am Yamie Fiestada-Yadan, an AFS-KL YES Batch 2005-2006 Alumni. I am Deaf and I never imagine that I will go that far literally, when I became a scholar, it…
Participant Stories
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,…
Adjust Your Sail
by Süha Çiçek 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 has…
Child of Tides
written by Milla Stassen (participant from Belgium) In 3 months, I live, I discover, and learned a lot. The Filipino culture is so different from Belgium. You begin to open your…
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…