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I love AFS because it gave me an incredible opportunity to live with a host family.

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Afs has provided me with many opportunities in my life. It has made me to go to different places which I didn't believe I'd have been able to go and make me bond with many people beyong boundaries!!

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AFS USA has given me the opportunity to find love in every small thing I do. What's there on our plates that we can't love??? Everything and everyone is so full of love and warmth. Especially my host family and my best friend and her family. We make the perfect exchange group, doing every fun stuff together. I'm so in love with all these people that I even asked my best friend to be my Galentine's 💖 ✨, kinda cheesy but it was so fun. Especially the smile on her face after I did that was priceless.

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I love AFS because I made a lot of friends in AFS. AFS is like my big family and I’m so happy to be a part of AFS!

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A thank you poster from 2006 made by that years AFS students on our team.

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There are a thousand reasons I love AFS. Over my lifetime I've been HS friends with AFS students, a returnee from Finland, a HS AFS Club sponsor, met my husband at an AFS returnee retreat, started an AFS Chapter, hosted 7 students, and as a volunteer been privileged to get to know hundreds of wonderful people from around the world. Their creativity and passion inspire me. This thank you poster the students from 2006 gave me reminds me how much AFS means to me.

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I’m so grateful for AFS-USA because they truly want exchange students to experience everything. Almost every weekend, we are going somewhere whether it Is a museum or a volunteering activity. These experiences help me discover new places, connect with amazing people, and make unforgettable memories. Thank you, AFS, for making this journey so special!

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The amazing connections and lasting friendships I have made with AFS students, volunteers, and staff over the last 30 years!

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Breakfast with Sponsored Programs Students at a volunteers home.JPG

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As a host mom I loved the moment when I realized that making a difference in my host child’s life truly meant I was making a difference in the lives of everyone around her now and for the rest of her life as she grew into a global ambassador

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What I love most about AFS is the amazing friendships I've made along the way. The connections, the shared experiences, and the cultural exchange have been truly unforgettable. AFS has given me a global family, and for that, I’m forever grateful. love the AFS Detroit group.

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Here I had the opportunity to meet people from other countries and also the volunteers, and of course to get to know the culture of Minnesota and people that I will cherish for life.

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I love AFS because it gave me a second family on the other side of the world and amazing opportunities to meet new people and make contacts for life.

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I love that I've been able to build family connections around the globe thanks to AFS.

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Working for AFS-USA provides so many tremendous learning and growth opportunities. I feel very fortunate to work with such a great group of people and towards such a meaningful mission, by touching lives and contibuting to supporting life-changing experiences. We DO make a difference in this world!

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I love AFS because it gave me such an amazing community and friends that I can now call my family.

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...it provides endless opportunities to meet and work with people who live by the same mission as AFS: to create a more just and peaceful world. I'm also grateful for the memories I've made here!

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I love AFS-USA because of all of the amazing host families and volunteers who empower their students to be involved community service locally, which inspires them to enact similar service projects well after their exchange year.

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I love AFS-USA because it allows me to be part of a like-minded community of people who are dedicated to making the world a better place through connection and intercultural exchange!

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I love that I continue to meet the most incredible people through AFS-USA and maintain meaningful connections with those I’ve known for years. It’s something you don’t find everywhere and I’m so lucky to be a part of this community.