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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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