Grace W. shares about her first week at her host school and her host community. I have officially survived a week of German high school! This week, I followed around my host sister in all of her classes so that I could learn how school works before I get my own schedule on Monday. My

 Durham teen tapped for Congress-Bundestag scholarship to Germany NEW YORK, N.Y. – William Foster, a high school student from Durham, has been selected for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange scholarship, which funds an academic year of high school study and cultural immersion in Germany for a select group of American students. The program is funded jointly

Olivia L. shares her excitement for what she hopes to experience on-program. Nebraska…prairie, boring, prairie, at least that’s what everyone thinks. What they don’t know is that we have over two dozens lakes, a waterfall, a national monument, and, a staple of the Oregon trail days, chimney rock. While we have all these and more,

We are happy to announce Ouail Mehloul, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) young professional participant, as the July 2019 CBYX German Participant of the Month. Ouail is placed by Cultural Vistas and has had the unique opportunity to create an impact on two separate host communities here in the U.S. He was first hosted in

We are happy to announce Ilayda Dogan, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) high school participant as the June 2019 German Participant of the Month. Ilayda is placed by AFS-USA and hosted by Emily Gonzalez and Remi Depommier in Massachusetts. Ilayda has found a number of different ways to give back to her host community, and

CBYX 2018-19 participant Tess O. of Maryland, hosted in Noertershauen, writes about feeling at home in Germany. Time is flying faster than ever and suddenly there are less than three months left in Germany. Where did the time disappear to? It feels odd settling into routines when I’m fully aware that in a few months,

We are happy to announce Tilman Beyer, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) high school participant placed by Youth for Understanding, as the May 2019 CBYX German Participant of the Month. Tilman is hosted by the Nelson family in Kalamazoo, MI and attends Comstock High School. He has become heavily involved with his school and community.