People, Food and Lights
By Sidney Carr, BP participant from USA hosted at Mumbai (Photo Above: Diwali Celebrations) “This Diwali was my favorite festival…
Hosting Stories
Beautiful Diwali
By Paolo Maresca, Italian participant on Boarding program hosted in Patiala “Diwali was great, one of the best days since…
Festival of Lights
By Olivia Vita, YES Abroad participant from USA, hosted at Delhi. “For me Diwali, the festival of lights, was the…
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…
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…
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…