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  1. January American Abroad Student of the Month: Elizabeth Stifel

    Lizzie Stifel, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant from Easton, Pennsylvania, is the U.S. Department of State’s January 2020 American Abroad Student of the Month.

  2. American Abroad Student of the Month: December 2017

    Christina Carrington, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant is the U.S. Department of State’s December 2017 American Abroad Student of the Month. From Kansas and a graduate of Washburn Rural High School, Christina is currently studying in Skopje, Macedonia.

  3. December 2015 - American Abroad Student of the Month

    Georgia native Maxwell Meyers fully embraced the YES Abroad program's ideals by going above and beyond to learn about his host country Macedonia and share his American culture through presentations at a local high school and volunteering with a living library project, among many other activities.

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    March American Abroad Student of the Month

    Joey Johnson, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s March 2019 American Abroad Student of the Month
  5. December American Abroad Student of the Month: Hikaru Hayakawa

    Hikaru Hayakawa, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s December 2019 American Abroad Student of the Month. Hikaru graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and is currently a gap-year student in Skopje, North Macedonia.

  6. February American Abroad Student of the Month

    Olivia Jenkins, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s February 2019 American Abroad Student of the Month.

  7. American Abroad Student of the Month: February 2018

    Since day one of her program year, Jenesis has demonstrated the qualities of an exemplary exchange student while studying in Skopje, Macedonia.

  8. American Abroad Student of the Month - February 2015

    Since arriving in her host city of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alessandra has shown a remarkable understanding of cultural differences and an impressive eagerness to immerse herself into the local community.

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