CBYX Participant featured on WHIS Newstalk October 6, 2019January 6, 2020 by Jon Listen to CBYX participant Beniamino Z. discuss CBYX and Germany on WHIS Newstalk in Bluefield, WV. https://www.whistalkradio.com/episode/thursday-10-3-19-beniamino-zappia-2/?fbclid=lwAR0BP5G3cXOVDczomrWwqlZb8NWqGWQACjeXba0o4_bzfcz1igGSx8FE00
First Two Weeks with my Host Family! September 24, 2019July 30, 2020 by Jon CBYXer River H. reflects on his first two weeks with his host family. Hallo zusammen! The first couple weeks with my host family have been an interesting adjustment period, but overall the time has been great and I’ve had a lot of cool, small experiences! After arriving in my host community over the weekend, I Read More
Local News Piece about Monroe, OH Student’s Acceptance September 20, 2019September 23, 2019 by Jon New York, NY – Sharabesh Ramesh a high school student from Monroe, OH has been awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship, which covers a year of study and cultural immersion in Germany. The CBYX program is operated under funding by the U.S. Department of State. Sharabesh is one of only 50 students in the Read More
First Week of School! September 15, 2019July 6, 2020 by Jon 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 Read More
Local News Piece about Durham, CT Student’s Acceptance to… September 11, 2019November 22, 2019 by Jon 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 Read More
From Small Town Nebraska to Historical Germany August 1, 2019January 22, 2020 by Jon 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, Read More
CBYX German Participant of the Month: July July 20, 2019November 22, 2019 by Jon 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 Read More
CBYX German Participant of the Month: June June 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Jon 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 Read More
Feeling at Home Abroad May 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Jon 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, Read More
CBYX German Particpant of the Month: May May 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Jon 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. Read More