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YES Student from Gaza Grateful for Exchange

November 15, 2017 AYA 2 Comments

#IEW2017: YES Student from Palestine Grateful for Exchange

International Education Week (IEW) is such a great way to reflect on all the ways that international education opportunities and exchange programs influence participants and the greater world around us. Karam, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (KL-YES) student from Gaza … [Read more...]

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Madina from Kyrgyzstan Shares Why Exchanges are Important

November 14, 2017 AYA Leave a Comment

#IEW2017: Madina from Kyrgyzstan Shares Why Exchanges are Important | Academic Year in America (AYA) | International Education Week | FLEX Program

Madina, an AYA and FLEX program exchange student from Kyrgyzstan hosted in New York, shared with us why she feels international education and partaking in an exchange year are important — both for the student and the host family. Read on for her insightful comments: There so … [Read more...]

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Cultural Exchange: When Red and Blue Make Purple

November 13, 2017 AYA Leave a Comment

Cultural Assimilation: When Red and Blue Make Purple | Academic Year in America | High School Foreign Exchange Program

For International Education Week, Ecem from Turkey — who is hosted in Illinois — reflects on her exchange year experience and how she's been impacted by and grown from cultural exchange this semester. International education and cultural exchange are important to me, because … [Read more...]

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#IEW2017: Indonesian Exchange Student Shares Lessons Learned

November 13, 2017 AYA Leave a Comment

AYA Exchange Student from Indonesia Shares Lessons Learned | Academic Year in America

In honor of International Education Week, please enjoy this incredibly insightful and moving post from AYA and Youth Exchange and Study (YES) exchange student, Ratu from Indonesia, hosted in Idaho. Ever since I become an exchange student, the idea of world peace never been so … [Read more...]

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