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

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

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