Thanks to Facebook, students are now easily staying in touch with their host families and friends made abroad. Also, Find an AFSer is a great tool to reconnect.
Send an email to returnee@afs.org and we will help you with this.
Most likely, yes! With more than 115,000 AFS Returnees in the U.S., there are AFSers just about everywhere. Volunteering with AFS is your best way to connect with other Returnees in your area, as well as with future students.
There are so many ways to help interested AFSers-to-be. After you complete the 5 things every AFS Returnee Should do Now, spread the word about international exchange in your community by registering as an AFS Volunteer. Give a presentation of your exchange in your high school language class, or perhaps facilitate a discussion on what culture is, why it’s important to understand in today’s world.
Sign up for occasional AFS Returnee updates, and join the AFS Study Abroad Facebook Fan Page for regular organizational updates through your news feed.
Yes. All Returnees automatically receive the AFS Family Award if they wish to apply for another program. More about studying abroad again with AFS.
Yes. There are regional offices in Portland, Oregon, St. Paul, MN, Baltimore MD, and New York City, NY. If you live in or near these regions, please contact afsinfo@afs.org for additional information. We post all current job openings here.
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