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Why Hosting Matters: Let’s Bring the World Together

May 3, 2016 AYA Leave a Comment

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When you host a foreign exchange student with Academic Year in America (AYA), you welcome a young ambassador of another country to interact and exchange with your family, community and American youth. When AYA students return to their home countries, they bring valuable … [Read more...]

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