AFS: Better than the rest

Ratings
Overall
5
Growth: 5
Support: 5
Fun: 4
Housing: 4
Safety: 5
Review

When abroad with AFS on the CBYX Department of state scholarship for the 2014-2015 school year, my experience was an A++. AFS matters. We had the opportunity to meet other exchangers, travel around the country, had a support network and attended camps throughout the year. AFS helps students become immersed in their exchange communities while providing paid trips, 24/7 on phone emergency contact, and a mentor who is a part of the respective country of study. Better hope you place in the Leipzig chapter, they're the coolest! I meet Step In, Flag, CIEE, and other exchanges with other programs. No one is happier than an AFSer!
My time abroad was spent with a family of 5 in eastern Germany. I was placed in a high school with my host sister and regularly attended classes with fellow German teens. I joined a choir and sang in various capacities in my free time. Outside of school, I enjoyed horseback riding, biking and hiking with my host family. The highlight of my year was cross-country and down-hill skiing with my extended host family in the Alps.
AFS CBYX afforded me a rare and glories experience, and I have had the privilege to study in Germany again as a Junior with Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. AFS CBYX was one of the many "best decisions" of my life!

Would you recommend this program?
Yes, I would
Year Completed
2015
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