Secretary Blinken at the CBYX Welcome Home Event June 21, 2022August 19, 2022 by Jon The 2021-2022 CBYX cohort had the pleasure of meeting Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, during their Welcome Home Event in Washington, D.C. on June 21, 2022. Watch or read through Secretary Blinken’s speech to the CBYX participants below. Secretary Blinken: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Wonderful to see this room full – full, full, Read More
German Participant of the Month – May 2022 May 31, 2022June 2, 2022 by Jon We are happy to announce Noura Hassan, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professional participant, as the May 2022 CBYX German Participant of the Month. After attending a semester of college at the University of West Alabama (UWA) in Livingston (Alabama), Noura is now interning at the University with both the theatrical costume department and Read More
American Participant of the Month – May 2022 May 30, 2022June 2, 2022 by Jon The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Leah Byrne as the May 2022 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Leah, a CBYX vocational participant from Colorado, is hosted by the Brunk family in Berlin. COVID restrictions kept Leah from really exploring her career possibilities during her last Read More
U.S. Participant of the Month – April 2022 April 15, 2022August 19, 2022 by Jon The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Nolan Hamilton-Kraft as the April Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Nolan, a CBYX high school program participant from Saginaw, Michigan, and recruited by Youth for Understanding, is hosted by the Sarholz family in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nolan is currently Read More
German Participant of the Month – April 2022 April 15, 2022August 19, 2022 by Jon The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Sara Reich as the April Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! Sara, a CBYX high school program participant, is placed by CIEE at Hartselle High School and hosted by the Vega family in Hartselle, Alabama. Sara has had a long-standing Read More
German Participant of the Month – March 2022 March 8, 2022March 15, 2022 by Jon The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Leni Beulen as the March Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! Leni, a CBYX High School participant, is placed by YFU at New Prague High School and hosted by the Burns family in Lonsdale, Minnesota. Having jumped right into high Read More
U.S. Participant of the Month – March 2022 March 3, 2022March 10, 2022 by Jon The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Emily Doi as the March Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Emily, a CBYX high school program participant from Valencia, California and recruited by ASSE, is hosted by the Kowalenko-Feldmann family in Schwabach, Bavaria. As soon as Emily arrived in Read More
German Participant of the Month – February 2022 March 1, 2022March 10, 2022 by Jon The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Tineke Kleinert as the February Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! Tineke, a CBYX High School participant, was placed by AFS at Whitney M. Young Magnet High SChool and hosted by the Palkoner family in Chicago, Illinois. Tineke and her Read More
Diya’s Collection of Experiences February 14, 2022February 17, 2022 by Jon Share an experience. One single experience. Three months ago, this would haveseemed like a straightforward enough task. After all, an experience is exactly what Iconsidered this opportunity to be. The thing is, though, since then I’ve realized that anexchange is so much more than that. It’s not a single experience, but a whole collectionof experiences Read More
Abigale Gains A Brand New Perspective February 14, 2022February 17, 2022 by Jon Embarking on the journey to be an exchange student is truly challenging. From leaving family and friends behind, to learning a new language, it is a very demanding experience. Departing the United States, more specifically, the rural area where I lived my whole life, involved saying goodbye not only to friends but also aging, sick Read More