1. Small Actions, Big Impacts in Bangladesh

   "Some boys ran up to me and asked why I was doing this," says Filip. "I explained that I had clean parks and places to play in and for one day I wanted them to have a place like that as well."

2. TechGirls: Lara’s Story

   “I have a responsibility to take care of those who are less fortunate and to make a difference in their life,” says Lara Kasbari after completing the four week U.S. State Department TechGirls program.

3. New Year's Eve in Dubai

   Before traveling to Oman on the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Program, Dylan Hoey had never left the United States.

4. A New Generation of FLEX Arrives in the United States

   My mother was telling me stories about her exchange year since I was 11 years old. She encouraged me to come to the United States.

5. Living as an American Teenager

   Because of the YES Program I am confident now and I believe in myself.

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   The Richness of Diversity

   I learned that there is great richness in diversity, and each person had an impact on me.

7. TechGirls: Fatma’s Story

   Before Fatma began her three week TechGirls exchange program in the United States, she had yet to venture outside of her “tiny slice of life in Yemen.”

8. After FLEX, ‘There is Absolutely Nothing I Can’t Do’

   Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program participant Anton Meshkov traveled from a bustling city in Russia to the small, sprawling American city of Shevlin, MN.

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   Discovering the Many Layers of American Diversity

   Ask Norina Poetter how her exchange experience in America is going and stand by to be "wowed," as her journey unfolds in a whirlwind of enthusiasm and humor that is simply Norina.

10. Finding a Second family in Thailand

    "Take the leap into the unknown. It will be the best choice you make..."

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