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…
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Celebrate Culture Differences
What language do you speak? What is your religion? What holidays do you celebrate? What is your racial identification? What is your ethnic identity? What is your culture? Culture is…
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Sudha Ashvinder: The Italian Job
I left for my exchange when I was in Form 4, which was at the age of 16. Although my program was only for two months, but I lived…
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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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AFS students celebrate Thai Ponggal Festival
AFS exchange student from Perlis Chapter shares her recent experience celebrating Thai Ponggal Festival. Article written by Aurora hosted at Perlis Chapter On 16 January, 2016, the students from Perlis…
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YES Malaysia Students Begin Their U.S. Semester
45 lucky high school Malaysians selected to represent Malaysia on KL-YES Scholarship program This article was originally published in The Star. Farewell luncheon hosted by the U.S. Embassy KUALA LUMPUR:…
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Returnee Spotlight On: Jim Chua
Jim, a Malaysian returnee to the US who had the opportunity to experience working for AFS-USA after his exchange. Read on to learn about the story behind his involvement with…
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A Simple Zohor Prayer by Siti Nor Hannany
Hosted in North Carolina, Siti Nur Hannany wrote two lovely blogs about her encounters that really captured the spirit about the YES Program. I told my host mother that I…
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“I Love Muslim” by Siti Nur Hannany
Hosted in North Carolina, Siti Nur Hannany wrote two lovely blogs about her encounters that really captured the spirit about the YES Program. I’m Siti Nur Hannany from YES16 batch,…