An Experience That Will Stay With You Today And Beyond
By Kaivalya Tetali, YES 2006 Alumni “I left for my YES Program in August 2006 with wonderful feeling of enthusiasm and delight of being selected by the YES program. My…
Experiences & Stories
“It Makes You Stronger, It Shows You That The World Is Bigger Than The Walls of Your Room”
By Malikah Rafiq from Srinagar hosted in Denmark on AFS Programs 2018 “It has been around three months since I have been back from Denmark, a lot has changed since…
“I Realized How Closely Languages Are Tied To Its Culture, Which Allows Me To Understand Not Only Russia But My Home Country Better Too”
By Dushyant Mahendra Saraf from Indore Hosted in Russia on AFS Programs 2018 “My study abroad experience in Russia provided me the opportunity to realize that there is a much…
“One of The Major Changes I Saw In My Self During These Months Was Me Trying To Change From An Introvert To An Extrovert”
By Sowmiya Yoganathan from Ooty hosted in Denmark on AFS Programs 2018 “August 10, 2018, was on a flight to Denmark. So excited that I didn’t sleep much in the…
“These 10 Months Have Really Brought A Change Into The Way I Look At Life, Taught Me Countless Lessons”
By Durga Jean from Ooty Hosted in France on AFS Programs 2018 “Perfection, this was everything I dreamed about. When they say France is a beautiful country, they don’t lie.…
“Where Reindeer Are A Way of Life”
By Karan Baijal from Mumbai Hosted in Finland on AFS Programs 2018 “In my Finnish High School, we once had a group of French students staying with us for a…
“Adopt The Pace of Nature: Her Secret Is Patience”
By Jordan Sanjay Mahida from Anand Hosted in Norway on AFS Programs 2018 “One can buy all the riches in the world but one cannot buy experience or patience. These…
“A Brave Decision To Go For A Year Exchange, Getting Out of Your World And Entering A Dynamic Journey”
By Vandita Rajpal from Rajkot Hosted in Finland on AFS Programs 2018 “17th August 2018 is when I began a journey of experiencing archives of moments from my dream exchange…
Milestone In My AFS Journey
By Madhusudan Rao, President, Bangalore Chapter “Yet another milestone in your journey with AFS, said my mother when I told her about my selection for the prestigious AFS PEACE program…