Tui sent us an update from France – read on to hear about school, skiing, and language challenges! Bonjour à tous!! This letter signifies the passing of a whole five…
At a pottery festival (fire festival) with my host family in May What’s it been like living with your host family? Right off the bat when I first…
My Exchange year in New Zealand When we landed in New Zealand at 3 a.m. after a 22-hour flight, the world around me was still surrounded in darkness. In the…
AFS NZ is delighted to announce our 3 scholarship winners for the AFS NZ delegation to the AFS Youth Assembly 2024! Read on to find out who they are, their…
2024 Zhi-Xing China: Global Young Leaders Fellowship Callan I recently got the opportunity to travel to China and participate in an incredible young leaders program which focused on cultural heritage…
The Duffy Family, Auckland Cambell, NZ to Japan year programme 2023 – Enkhjin, Mongolia to NZ intensive programme 2023 The Duffys and their Mongolian host daughter Enkhjin Our son Cambell…
Our beautiful student Summer shared her reflections on the exchange so far with our scholarship team – amazing job, Summer! It is time for me to express my gratitude for…
We asked our amazing 2023 MEXT scholarship student and volunteer Jay some questions about his time in Japan. Read on to find out about his favourite experiences, best advice, and…
We are delighted to share that our alumna Bella Chisholm (NZ to Germany, 2011) has won a scholarship to participate in the Global Educators Academy Programme at the 2024 AFS…
ADRIAN COLEMAN, USA 1958-59: MISSING THE BUS At the expiration of the year our group of about 20 AFS students was to return to New Zealand by flying from Los…
It’s so lovely hearing from our sending students! Here’s another update from a current student living in Argentina. Oliver Although my first weeks of being in Argentina were quite difficult,…
Our current sending students are doing a wonderful job adapting to their new homes! Here are two letters from students in Brazil. Elspeth I have just recently returned from a…
We love getting news from our students overseas! Here are two letters from current students in Japan Kaelin, Japan Life in Tokyo is fast, everyone has a place to…
Kia Ora, My name is Gypsy-Rose Koteka and I travelled to Sweden for my exchange in 2019. Where do I start? I’m just a Cook Island, Māori girl from the…
Hine-au-rangi Campbell-Collie returned home to New Zealand in March 2020 when all AFS programmes were cancelled due to Covid-19. Covid-19 had the hugest impact on my exchange. By the time…
By Caio Carvalho (Brazil) When I arrived in New Zealand in the beginning of the year, I was full of expectations and dreams. All I wanted was to make good…
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