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AYA Student Reunites with American Host Family—in Spain!

October 16, 2017 AYA 2 Comments

AYA reunion

Sharmalene, a former AYA student, shared a couple of great photos along with this heartwarming update following a reunion with her American host family this past summer, in her home country of Spain. “When I left the USA, I was incredibly sad to leave my host family and … [Read more...]

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