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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…

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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…

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Adla Sieno: Deeper Insight Through Cultural Immersion

My name is Adla Sieno, I am a 20 year-old AFS volunteer from Germany, whose passion is to get to…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…