Sharing my experience with amazing friends
Being an exchange student doesn’t only expose you to the culture of your host country, but also to the cultures…
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AFS Intercultural Programs Advocates for More Global Exchanges and Intercultural Learning
AFS Intercultural Programs, a global network of 60 member organizations with nearly 50,000 volunteers and programs in 99 countries, is…
Making friends is the best part of my exchange
It took me just a couple of weeks to get to know nice people in my school and start hanging…
Becoming friends with people from around the world
When I first arrived, before school started, I didn’t have any friends and I couldn’t speak Italian. However, when school…
A Lifelong Friendship: Waldo Peirce and Ernest Hemingway
In 1915, Harvard graduate Waldo Peirce volunteered as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service in France. After the…
The importance of reciprocating volunteer efforts
Marcel Mauss, a French sociologist, wrote an essay in 1925 titled The Gift, which analyzed the role that exchange plays…
100+ Years of Volunteers
AFSers around the world had a lot to be proud of on International Volunteer Day, especially since they are part…
Thank you to our amazing AFS volunteers!
Dear AFS Volunteers and AFS Organization Development Teams, AFS volunteers are critical to educating and empowering people of all ages…
3 skills you learn while volunteering that will help you thrive in the workplace
Volunteering is rewarding in and of itself. It is an opportunity to benefit communities and individuals, to create positive change…