“I wouldn’t want to go back yet. I’m like a Finnish granny who only wants to bathe in the sauna all day every day,” says Lydia, an American, in summarizing her feelings.

Secretary Clinton encourages Americans to host exchange students, while thanking those families that have already hosted.

Miss Alaska, Abby Hancock YFU Volunteer sits down with YFU to answer a few questions.

On July 31, runners and walkers from around Washington, DC gathered for a 5K fun run to benefit YFU USA. More than 160 participants completed the course on that Saturday morning.

Forty nine American high school students recently departed for Germany to spend the upcoming year immersed in German language and culture. The students are all participants in the prestigious YFU USA Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship Program (CBYX).

Earlier this year, we added a family to the wish list that was interested in hosting a hearing impaired student.

The extended family of Alysa McCormick spans three continents.

   As a teenager in Pennsylvania, Ms. McCormick encouraged her mother, Virginia Monson, who now lives on Winding Brook Road in Bordentown Township, to host an exchange student. Ms. Monson took in two travelling gymnasts from Denmark for one week.

   ”That was such a positive experience,” said Ms. Monson, who recently corresponded with one of the girls for the first time in 20 years via Facebook.

American exchange students to experience authentic Finnish summer

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Join YFU staff and volunteers for one of the following informational webinars to learn more about Youth For Understanding and hosting a YFU exchange student.