Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Programs

1. A-SMYLE Student of the Month: March

   Some of the greatest experiences I have had in America are connected to volunteering and helping others.

2. Supporting the Next Generation

   Supporting the Next Generation Through English Language Learning.

3. TechGirls: Fatma’s Story

   Before Fatma began her three week TechGirls exchange program in the United States, she had yet to venture outside of her “tiny slice of life in Yemen.”

4. TechGirls: Lara’s Story

   “I have a responsibility to take care of those who are less fortunate and to make a difference in their life,” says Lara Kasbari after completing the four week U.S. State Department TechGirls program.

5. Building a Future Through Technology

   Sura Mubarak is a true TechGirl—developing a robotics project to help people with hand disabilities control a computer and starting a volunteering organization. Sura knew that in order to pursue her love of robotics, a trip to the United States was in her future.

6. Discovering American Culture

   Nodirjon Siddikov was expecting many things when he came to Rochester, New York, as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program in 2009, but a vibrant food culture was not one of them.

7. Part of the Family

   Binazir and her host family are very active in the community. Binazir has been described as a "volunteering fanatic."

8. Exchange Student Aspires to New Heights

   On a chilly October day, Azima found herself dangling on a harness, higher than a house, supported by a group of people gripping ropes below. "And then they let go!"

9. From Big City to Small Farming Town

   I'm very proud that I have friends from more than 13 countries.

10. Living as an American Teenager

    Because of the YES Program I am confident now and I believe in myself.

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