1. March American Abroad Student of the Month

   Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad participant, Rahil Siddiqi, is the U.S. Department of State’s March 2024 American Abroad Student of the Month. Rahil

2. 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.

3. American Abroad Student of the Month - April 2017

4. When Art Imitates Life

   Being in the school play and working closely with the other student actors and directors did help me improve my Hindi skills and confidence in speaking.

5. CBYX Student of the Month – May 2017

   We are pleased to announce Josi Bregulla, an AFS-placed, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) student from Germany, hosted in Arizona, as the May 2017 CBYX Participant of the Month.

6. May American Abroad Student of the Month

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

7. Finding Her Voice in Bosnia

   Katie’s passion for culture, language, and food was a perfect fit in Bosnia.

8. February American Abroad Student of the Month

   National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant, Elena Kotschoubey, is the U.S. Department of State’s February 2024 American Abroad Student of the Month.

9. American Abroad Student of the Month - March 2015

   Brendan Ryan, a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant studying Chinese in Taiwan, has quickly become an active and enthusiastic member of his new community in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

10. Bridging the Gap Between Our Separate Worlds

    I have grown more than I could have ever imagined, and have learned things that couldn't have been taught in a classroom.

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