German CBYX Student of the Month: November November 23, 2017November 21, 2019 by Jon We are pleased to announce Tim Oswald, a YFU-placed Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) student from Germany, hosted in California, as the November 2017 CBYX Participant of the Month. Tim has consistently shown a positive and thoughtful spirit regarding family, school and community. He enjoys talking about Germany and educating his host family members and friends Read More
Making Connections and Leaving Impressions October 18, 2017October 23, 2017 by Jon CBYX participant, Delphine J., reflects on her CBYX experience and how minor interactions can leave lasting impressions. The people I’ve met in Germany have left such a positive impression on me, and I hope to do the same to them. As an exchange student, I am representing the country I come from everywhere I go, Read More
CBYX Participant Reflects on a Year of Change August 4, 2017October 23, 2017 by Jon CBYX participant, Mary D., reflects on her growth in Germany with the CBYX program. Taking the first step is never easy, but CBYX helped me make it. It gave me the tools I needed to get myself out there and open up to the world of people, sights, and emotions. Never have I experienced something Read More
U.S. Department of State Selects German CBYX Student of… August 4, 2017October 23, 2017 by Jon Frigga, hosted in Ohio The CBYX program is proud to present the U.S. Department of State’s German CBYX student of the month! Learn more about our winner below! German CBYX Student of the Month: Frigga Franke Frigga is a German YFU student who is currently participating in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program. She is being hosted in Read More
U.S. Department of State Selects German CBYX Student of… August 4, 2017November 26, 2019 by Jon Jamal hosted in Wyoming (top) and Sina hosted in Missouri (bottom) The CBYX program is proud to present the U.S. Department of State’s German CBYX students of the month! Learn more about our winners below! Jamal Ali Gaal Jamal is a German ASSE student is who currently participating in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program. He is Read More
Local News Piece about Dayton, OH Student’s Participation in… August 4, 2017October 23, 2017 by Jon C-J senior spends year in Germany She’s one of 250 in U.S. to earn Congress-Bundestag scholarship. By Virginia Burroughs Chaminade-Julienne senior Grace Klosterman has been in Germany since Sept. 4, living with a Bavarian family and attending school for the year. She’s one of just 250 students nationwide to receive the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Read More
The Impact of CBYX April 26, 2017November 26, 2019 by Jon Kara S., 2014-15 AFS CBYX alumna, reflects on how the scholarship significantly influenced her life post-program. If people were airplanes, my house would be Newark Liberty International Airport. With the hustle and bustle, ins-and-outs and constant, vibrant motion, my house has always been the reliable place to land. Whether it be my Middle Eastern cousins Read More
Spending the Holidays in Germany January 26, 2016November 26, 2019 by Jon CBYX 2015-16 participant Bonnie J. writes about her experience celebrating the holidays and finding new perspectives in Freiburg, Germany, while sharing the United States’ sense of diversity. I’ve always worked on Christmas Day. My family restaurant required the workforce of my entire family to set business into motion, which required the loss of about twenty Read More
Sharing American Culture Abroad November 26, 2015November 26, 2019 by Jon CBYX 2015-16 participant Cynthia W. writes about presenting during International Education Week in Alfeld, Germany. My presentation was about comparing German and American stereotypes. I gave information about my life in school and at home to provide a perspective about how I live and how it doesn’t necessarily conform to the stereotypical American teenager. It Read More