Posts by Mel Dyjak

  In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, Thai exchange alumna Tanya Thabjan shares the story of how her year studying abroad in the United States transformed her…

  In this inspiring episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross sits down with high school student Ireland Emerson to explore her life-changing experience studying abroad in…

  What begins as one teenager’s summer abroad can alter the course of a lifetime. In this special Podcasthon episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross sits…

  In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross speaks with Matt Burke, a YFU alum and CBYX scholarship recipient, about his transformative year studying abroad…

  In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross chats with Julika Enslin, a YFU alum from Germany who spent a transformative year studying abroad in…

  In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross speaks with Tyler McCamley, a YFU France alumnus whose exchange journey began with a newspaper article and…

  In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross interviews Megan Herndon—a former CBYX exchange student to Germany, now a dedicated YFU host mom and volunteer.…

  What’s it like to study abroad in Japan for six weeks at just 16 years old? In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross interviews…

  What’s it like to spend a year in Austria as a high school exchange student? In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross interviews Marina,…

  In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross chats with Keith Hehr, a host parent from Iowa who has welcomed international exchange students through YFU…