AFS Changemaker…Through Song!
AFS aims to empower young people with the passion for making a difference…and one such changemaker did just that with a catchy new song to celebrate Aidil Fitri! Zamaera al-Edros…
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Asia Kakehashi Project – An Exchange During Pandemic Times (Part 2)
My name is Elly, a 19-year-old girl from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am one of the the Asia Kakehashi Project 2020 participants. I went to Hakodate, Hokkaido. It is Hokkaido’s third…
Engage To Exchange – the New Normal of AFS Roadshows
By Annie Yap With the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging not just the country but also the world, a New Normal had to be adopted in the way we go about with…
VACCINATE YOURSELF AGAINST COV-19
Now that effective vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed and are being distributed to members of the public, it is key for us to understand the benefits of the COVID-19…
REFLECTIONS ON AN INTERCULTURAL JOURNEY DURING A PANDEMIC
By Vyshnavi Bharidasan (Asia Kakehashi Project 2020/21) Ever since I was young, my grandfather would tell me amazing stories about his experience in Japan. Those stories always had me dreaming…
A Look Back to the Past Year
A year ago, thousands of AFS students suddenly learned that they would have to end their AFS experience due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While our Network has navigated many crises,…
Dedicated to Frontliners
An AFS returnee of three Intensive Programs to EGY, JPN & ITA has written a poem dedicated to frontliners. Dr. Liyu Zin Eu who is now based in a hospital…
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…
Growing Up in Germany
By Dennis Kong Ming Hong (YPscSH16) It all started back in 2015 when I listened to a talk at school held by Kaylyn Goh, an AFS returnee from Germany. It…