Carlo James Aragon was a scholarship exchange student to Egypt, where he first started to learn the Arabic language. . . .

After Carlo’s exchange in Cairo, he did a second exchange program in Morocco to continue learning Arabic. He learned that language is not only a tool of communication, but a means to embrace a whole new perspective within a new world. . . . .

Briana was a YES Abroad scholarship student from Santa Fe, New Mexico who studied in Indonesia. . . . .

Ryan Rodriguez is an AFS-USA Pride Scholar who traveled to Spain on the AFS Global Prep program. In his personal essay, Ryan reflects on his experience abroad with his host family, contemplates faith and existentialism, and describes how his time abroad instilled a desire to see the world. . . . .