Puja, Prashad and Love
By Peyton Newfont, NSLI-Y participant from USA hosted at Indore (Photo Above: During Diwali with host family) “The most meaningful…
Experiences & Stories
Culture, Festivals & Religion
By Noe Robert, University year program student from France, hosted at Pune (Photo Above: During Diwali with host brother) “Diwali…
Main agale saal phirse Diwali manana chahti hoon!
By Megan Levan, NSLI-Y participant from USA, hosted in Indore “Namaste, Diwali ki chutti bahut acchi thi! Mujhe bahut maza…
Diwali: The Greatest Experience
By Alice McGuiness, NSLI-Y Student from USA, hosted at Indore (Photo Above: Celebrating Diwali) “Through celebrating the Diwali festival, I…
Fun Diwali
By Maddalena Bienati, Italian participant on Boarding School hosted at Patiala (Photo Above: With family) “Since my arrival in…
Diwali Celebrations
By Filippo Pretotto, Italian participant in school program hosted in Jamshedpur (Photo Above: Celebrating Diwali) “I enjoyed the lights…
Because of AFS, I have a son now
By Santosh Rajpathak, Host Father of Noe Robert from France (Photo Above: With family) “Through one of my AFS friend…
The More We Give, The Happier We Feel!
By Kanika Rana, Host Mother of Joan Ribaudi from Spain “Sometime in April, an email pops up in my inbox,…
Conversations with Derya Komitoglu Kaplan, National Director, AFS Turkey
Derya says, “I have been working for Turk Kültur Vakfi – AFS Turkey more than 15 years, I am currently…