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Host an AFSer
You don't have to leave
home in order to have
an AFS adventure in sharing, learning, and
fun. Talk to your family about opening your
home to an international AFS Student! Then
complete this quick
on-line Hosting
Interest Form or call (800) AFS-INFO.
Upcoming
Programs
The next available AFS
programs will depart in January 2008.
Choose from a wide variety of Spanish
speaking countries, a year in Japan, and
more.
*Apply by August 31st, 2007 for any
2008 winter departure program and receive
$250 off your AFS tuition.
Quick Links
Visit
our website
Scholarships
& Financial Aid
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Jessica Markham faces none of the trepidation
toward her future that some high school
seniors face. A semester in Japan took care
of that.
"I filled out an application, and had to put
whether I was messy or organized, if I smoked
or not, things like that so they could match
me up with my host family. Then I had to have
an interview and write an essay, and I got a
merit-based
scholarship for
$2,500, (see:
Awards for Excellence) and had
to come up with the rest of the money
myself," Markham said.
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Ghana is one of the friendliest and most
welcoming of West African nations. English is
the official language; however, there are
more than 52 native tongues and hundreds of
dialects. AFS offers summer,
semester, year & 18+ programs in Ghana.
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Join AFS-USA and AFS International in our
efforts to spread peace around the world.
Sign the petition for Peace!
We hope to
gather at least 1 million signatures
throughout the world in support of the
expansion of youth exchange programs - and to
deliver this petition to Ban Ki-moon, the
Secretary General of the United Nations
during our 60th Anniversary weekend in New
York (October 26-28).
Also check out the Peace Gallery, where you
can share and view creative messages and
images for peace.
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A high school student in Ohio named Julia is
preparing for an AFS Program to Thailand.
She writes: "To fundraise for my Thailand
trip, I've professionally recorded a CD to
sell to any supporters who want to buy it."
Julia began writing music in middle school,
while teaching herself to play guitar and
piano. Hoping to make a career in music
eventually, Julia is first planning to spend
a year in Thailand as an AFS Exchange
Student.
Consider your own talents and how you might
fold them into a creative and fun approach to
raising money for your AFS Program.
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