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5 answers to your questions about hosting

1. Is my family right for this? Absolutely! All you need to be a great host family is space in your heart and in your home. AFS families come in…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, alumni, Changemaking, culture, Education, first month abroad, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, JENESYS, Promotional, returnee, roadshow, sending student, Sin categorizar, Study abroad, Tips, volunteerism, YES

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?…

AFS, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, alumni, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, JENESYS, returnee, Study abroad, volunteerism

The AFS MALAYSIA Year End Party!

The AFS MALAYSIA Year End Party was held on the 26th of December 2015 at PJ8 Service Suites by the poolside with an amazing view of the evening sunset. 2015…

AFS, AFS Student, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad, YES

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:…

AFS, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad, volunteerism, YES

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…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad, volunteerism, YES

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…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad, volunteerism, YES

“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,…

AFS, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad

Volunteering Made Me A Better Person By Nur Hasina

YES Alumni, Nur Hasina has been volunteered 50 hours in two months (plans to reach 100 by the end). In this article, she shared a lot of values learnt from…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student

Baju Melayu In Alaska! By Mizan Hakeem

YES ALumni, Mizan Hakeem shared how he overcame his nerves and gave a wonderful presentation about Malaysia! On 24th February 2016, my counselling teacher decided that I needed to do…