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Get
an AFS Messenger Bag!
Get geared up for your
adventure with an AFS
Messenger Bag. To get your AFS bag, submit
your paid preliminary
application during the month of March 2007
for an available summer-length program
departing this coming summer.
You can submit your preliminary application
online
by 11:59pm PST or by phone at 1-800-AFS-INFO
by 5:00pm PST on March 31, 2007.
Click here
for more information.
Full
Scholarships to Egypt this summer
The scholarship for the Arabic language study
program to Egypt
is back for 2007!
This
summer, 12 high school students will be
selected to receive a full scholarship to
live with an Egyptian family in Cairo and
learn all about their culture and customs.
Students will participate in an intensive
Arabic language program from approximately
June 28 to August 17, 2006.
Attention Model UN Students
Are you a Model UN Delegate? AFS offers
Model UN Delegates a special AFS scholarship
for $500 for any available summer-length
program departing this coming summer. Please
call 800-AFS-INFO for details.
Other Links
Visit
our website
Fundraising
Workshops
Host an Exchange Student
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Summer Picks for 2007
OK. So you've been working hard all year.
Reward yourself—and learn something new
on an AFS program! Here are 7 of our
top picks for summer 2007:
- Japan:
Spend four weeks learning Japanese and living
with a host family.
- Panamá:
Live with a host family,
volunteer in a local primary school in the
mornings, AND take Spanish class in the
afternoons!
- Argentina:
You might help teach soccer to children with
disabilities, or work on environmental
projects restoring parks, all while living
with a host family and improving your
Spanish.
- Costa
Rica: If you have a desire for adventure,
get excited about the environment, and enjoy
community service, this program is for you!
- Australia:
This Down Under program combines family life,
community service, and an exciting Outward
Bound adventure.
- Turkey:
Spend a relaxing summer during the
traditional vacation months in Turkey and
experiencing everyday life in this
fascinating culture!
- Thailand:
In the "Gateway to Southeast Asia" you can
live with a host family for six weeks while
teaching English or assisting secondary
school health or physical education
teachers.
*Program availability changes frequently.
Please call (800) AFS-INFO for details!
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2007 AFS Study Abroad Essay Contest--Announcing The Winning Essays
When you study abroad with AFS, what will you
be sure to take along and
what do you hope to bring back home after
syour experience? That was the
question we asked AFS applicants in the 2007
AFS Study Abroad Essay Contest.
Read
the winning essays on-line. Students'
received awards ranging from $750 to $1500
for their AFS programs to exciting countries
like Costa Rica, France, Belgium, Italy, Ghana
and Ecuador. Students plan to pack things
like soccer cleats, an open mind, a violin, a
deck
of cards, a bread cookbook, a CD of American
Jazz and a yoga mat. As for what students will
bring home: lots of memories, photo albums,
journals, stories, heart-warming relationships,
cultural understanding and a better sense of
self. Thanks to all students for sharing such
inspiring ideas.
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Travel Journal: Latvia
Vince writes about his experience as an AFSer
in Latvia:
I lived in Liepaaja, the 3rd largest city in
Latvija. It definitely had a "city" feel,
despite the fact that it was rather small. I
lived 5 minutes from the beach (very nice in
the summer!), and in the other direction, 5
minutes from the town center. I could take
the tram for 20 santims (40 cents) to get to
most places in town.
Liepaaja is a strangely beautiful city. Most
of the streets are narrow, windy, and
cobble-stoned, and one of my favorite things
to do was to go for a walk and get lost in
all of the tall buildings and sharp corners.
There are a number of beautiful and very old
churches in Liepaaja. One of them had the
biggest organ in all of the Baltic nations.
Liepaaja has an outdoor market, which is a
very fun place to experience the local
culture. Old women and men sell produce
they grew themselves, weighing it all out
with old-fashioned scales.
Everybody I met spoke Latvian in Liepaaja,
but it wasn't uncommon at all to hear people
speaking in Russian on the street. There are
both Latvian-language and Russian-language
schools in Liepaaja.
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Paraguay is alive with tradition, fusing
the indigenous Guaraní Indian culture with
the culture of the Spanish conquistadors.
The riverside capital of Asunción, Jesuit
mission ruins, and national parks are just a
few of the amazing pieces of this country.
Paraguayan social life revolves around the
family and soccer. Paraguay is modernizing
as a country, yet still retains its old-world
charm—be a part of history in the making.
This summer come spend seven weeks in
Paraguay, live with a host family, explore
the culture—and play soccer! Though an
exclusive partnership with the Paraguayan
Olympic Committee, AFS Paraguay is proud to
offer this
program to both male and female participants.
You will practice soccer techniques, hone
technical skills, share in professional
players’ expertise, and work with younger
soccer students.
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