Thank you to our amazing AFS volunteers!
Dear AFS Volunteers and AFS Organization Development Teams, AFS volunteers are critical to educating and empowering people of all ages…
Author: AFS Intercultural Programs
5 things to know about study abroad today
Study abroad is an important and life-changing experience that broadens people’s horizons and helps them develop skills needed to function…
Helping the World Learn to Live Together
Intercultural understanding is a powerful and productive tool for building a more just and peaceful world. At AFS, we are…
My new family in the Caribbean
I’m spending my AFS exchange in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Two and a half months just passed by without me noticing…
AFS Janus: Fall 2016 Issue
This issue of the AFS Janus features the fascinating story of Julian Allen and his long involvement with AFS, from…
What parenting teaches us about intercultural learning
Globalization of migration flows, shifting ideas about ethnicity and race, and intimate relations across ethnic boundaries mean that more and…
Every encounter is an intercultural experience: Linking social justice and intercultural communication
When I attended the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication (SIIC) I was excited to meet likeminded people from all over the world and…
Becoming a local to get to know the culture
One of the best ways to get to know a culture is through the locals, you always hear this before…
AFS Janus: January 2010 Issue
In this issue we celebrate the life and accomplishments of Irving Penn, one of our most famous AFS ambulance drivers,…
