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  1. May 2024 CBYX German Participant of the Month

    The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Friederike Stuehmeyer as the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month for May!

  2. A Father Sends His High-Schooler Abroad for First Time

    The opportunity to experience another culture firsthand, by living with a native family is a chance of a lifetime.

  3. CBYX April 2022 American Participant of the Month!

    The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Nolan Hamilton-Kraft as the April Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month!

  4. Chinese Hospital Stay Inspires Children’s Story

    Erik never expected that his stay in a local hospital would inspire him to write and illustrate a children's book.

  5. The Many Faces and Facets of Music

    Folk music artist Cathy Fink, along with bandmates Marcy Marxer and Barbara Lamb, embarked on a multi-country tour with American Music Abroad in hopes of sharing their Appalachian style of music with foreign audiences.

  6. Mastering Language, Translating Culture

    Georgia native Evangelista traveled to Suzhou, China during the summer of 2012 to study Chinese as a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant.

  7. American Abroad Student of the Month – November 2014

    National Security Language Initiative for Youth participant Sam Christensen volunteers teaching English at the local primary school in Changzhou, China while improving his Mandarin language skills.

  8. American Abroad Student of the Month - May 2015

    Precious King, American Abroad Student of the Month for May, radiates ambassadorial spirit and contributes to her community in Accra, Ghana through volunteering, learning the local languages, participating in sports at her school, and joining in local dance traditions.

  9. American Abroad Student of the Month - January 2016

    Melita quickly integrated into her host community by reaching out to her Chinese classmates and made great strides in her language learning progress, even giving interviews about her experience in Chinese to local media.

  10. American Abroad Student of the Month - February 2016

    Matt’s commitment to immersing himself into his host community and his love for Bosnia are highlighted in press and TV interviews. Matt is learning to play a traditional instrument (the tamburica), participates in religious and social events and workshops, volunteers at the local soup kitchen, kindergarten, high school association, and the U.S. Embassy’s American Corner, and is learning how to make traditional dishes.

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