Primary Schools Learn About Land of Fairy Tales
A junior Intercultural Club in Shah Alam, a school in Kedah and a Mandarin school in Puchong recently enjoyed a fun and interactive session learning about life in Denmark from…
Global Citizen
Tech Up Think Tank Project
By Amalin Norman (YES Program 2018) YES Alumni Malaysia held a “Tech Up! Workshop”, a Think Tank project in collaboration with iCUBE International recently. The two-day workshop focused on giving…
VSS: Understanding Brain Health
By Annie Yap For some of us, the topic “Understanding Brain Health” can be a little daunting and that was precisely what the August VSS session was all about. Conducted…
VSS: My AFS Year – The Beginning of Everything
By Annie Yap Continuing the Volunteer Sharing Series (VSS), our speaker for September was Datuk Yasmin Yusuff. Now a member of the AFS Malaysia Board, Datuk Yasmin is an AFS returnee…
Learning About Gratitude Through AFS – By Kezia Loh
As an exchange student to the United States under the Kennedy Lugar Youth and Exchange Program, I was hosted in a beautiful city call Baltimore located in the state of…
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From Chicago To Alor Setar: Living La Vida Local!
By Kara Timrick I am one of several year-long exchange students in Malaysia, but I was born and bred in Chicago. I consider myself lucky to come from such a…
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Changemakers Social Entrepreneurship Workshop
Changemakers Social Entrepreneurship Workshop By: Lim Ke Shin For a week in March 2017, I attended a YES Alumni Social Entrepreneurship Workshop and ECA Conference in Westin, Alexandria, a packed…
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AFS Malaysia featured on BFM’s Live and Learn Segment
AFS Malaysia was featured on BFM’s ‘Live and Learn’ Segment today! Check out the podcast interview! Our panel guests, Dato Mahadzhir Lokman, Board of Director & AFS Returnee to USA,…
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New Year Resolution: 5 resolutions to inspire you
This is a great time to start reflecting on this year’s achievements as well as the changes that happened throughout the year. What are your New Year resolutions for 2017?…