Find out what our AFSers learnt, what they didn’t expect to learn and why they’d recommend AFS to anyone who has a passion for life and an interest in the world!
Learning...
I learned more on my 7 months stay in Brazil that I could possibly explain in words. We are quite sheaktered here in Canada, we read newspaper and watch TV and think we know what goes on in the world, but in reality we have no idea. I learned to only worry about things worth worrying about.
Kristi, participant to Brazil
My defining moment
They are so beautiful, amazing people in the world and I hope to meet as many as I can. Life is about who you are with, not what you have.
Vanessa, participant to Argentina
My best experience
An exchange year isn’t about just having fun. It isn’t just about learning a new language and learning to respect your elders. It isn’t just about trying all the new marvelous food and wishing you hadn’t after you step on a scale. It isn’t just about learning how to wash your own clothes and not being able to watch what you want on television. It’s about all these things and a whole lot more of whatever you want it to be. Your exchange year is a car, and you can drive it whichever way you want.
Samantha, participant to Brazil
