Site Search

120 Results Match Your Criteria
  1. Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking: Exchange Builds Confidence

    Prior to the academic year Aaron spent in Russia as a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant, he had only given a few speeches to an audience – in English. A native of Portland, ME, Aaron never imagined that during his year abroad he would speak in Russian to an audience of World War II veterans.

  2. A Parent's Perspective on Exchange

    “Some questions get answered ahead of time – some don’t,” explains Doug. “It takes a good degree of trust and sense of adventure to allow this whole thing to happen in the first place.”

  3. March 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month

    We are pleased to announce Annika Wendel as the March 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Annika, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professionals participant placed by Cultural Vistas, is hosted in Emporia, Kansas.

  4. College Students in South Carolina Connect with Peers in Egypt and Lebanon

    “It is one thing to read a book or article on the region, and a whole other ball game when it comes to actually getting to interact with the people who live there."

  5. U.S. Student Uses ‘Gangnam Style’ to Depict Daily Life in China

    Comedians spend much of their time learning jokes, rehearsing lines and practicing delivery. For Fulbright U.S. Student Jesse Appell, however, the first step isn’t about the lines – it’s about being proficient in Chinese.

  6. June 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month

    We are pleased to announce Audrey Kellar as the June 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month!  Audrey, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professionals participant recruited by Cultural Vistas, is from Proctor, Minnesota.

  7. Creating a More Peaceful World Through Youth and Music Programs

    Yakir Englander, a Fulbright-Yitzhak Rabin Scholar, is on a mission for peace.

  8. Fulbright Alumnus Leads Train of Entrepreneurial “Millennials” across the United States

    For Patrick Dowd, the most pivotal moment of his 2010-11 Fulbright scholarship was his time spent on a crowded train in India.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

Pages