Reflecting on a Year July 12, 2017October 23, 2017 by Jon CBYX participant Chloe W. of Massachusetts, hosted in Sinsheim, Germany, reflects on the growth she has experienced during her exchange. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the people I’ve met here, the surroundings I’ve familiarized myself with, and even the language, are less than a year old to me. I can remember my first day in Read More
U.S. Department of State Selects German CBYX Student of… July 12, 2017October 23, 2017 by Jon The CBYX scholarship is pleased to announce Josi Bregulla, an AFS-placed, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) student from Germany, hosted in Arizona, as the CBYX Participant of the Month. An active member of her school community, Josi participates in a wide variety of student organizations including World Cultures Club, Student Senate, Dance Committee, Spirit Store Club, Read More
‘Fulfilling a Dream’ – Washington Student Wins CBYX Scholarship January 1, 2010October 2, 2018 by Jon Most 16-year-olds would be apprehensive about leaving everything and everyone they know behind to go to a foreign country for a year. But not Eidelynn Stagg. “I spent a summer traveling all over the country with my grandparents when I was little and I loved it,” she said. “And I always have wanted to go Read More
