AFS Programas Interculturales Venezuela

"I have never thought having a daughter living with a family we did not know would be such as rich experience. The organization's credibility gave us confidence to live the experience. Furthermore, receiving a son from another country, watching how he learned to develop his language skills, how he adapted himself and integrated to our family was very nice too…”

" …Waleska my daughter is so happy, she said her family is incredible, they went to pick her up at the camp, from there they went to a party and her grand father keeps cooking many different dishes for her to try them. Her little sister wants to be with her the whole time and the little sister treats hers as she would know her since long time ago. When I just talked to her on the phone, she told me the house is so beautiful and her mom is so special with her…”

"…About my new daughter Gwenda, she always writes and she is very happy to come to Venezuela, this new country for her. I already enrolled her in the school...”

Director of  Fundación Amigos del Niño con Cáncer

"….the helped received from the AFS participant was excellent, entertaining the kids with games, giving them candies and toys, and just being with them giving them so much love and happiness. It has being a wonderful experience and we would like to invite many more AFS participants to be with us. Immense appreciation from the organization and the kids”

Supervisora del Colegio Fé y Alegria.

"We had the willingness and disposition of the participant, who showed to be very responsible with the organization, looking forward the improvements and knowledge in his area of work”

Director of  Casa Hogar La Cigüeña

"The most important contribution was the disposition and love the AFS participant gave to the organization”  

"My experience was excellent because I had an excellent family, a good job, I made new friends, I traveled, learned and saw many new things...I got to know a lot of this beautiful country, which everyday I love more and learned a lot of the Venezuelan culture making pretty good friendships...”

"I loved my community service job, it was exceptional… I grew up as a person; I learned and helped many kids that are going to be in my heart all my life. The organization is perfect for a volunteer”

"…I work with very poor kids and I noticed how they did not lose their happiness even though their condition. That taught me to see life in a more positive way" 

"Hello everybody, I am Paola and I am in Venezuela for about 4 months already.How to describe my experience?
It has no words! It is wonderful, incredible, fantastic, unforgettable and truly special. I believe that nothing in my life could be like this experience, since this is something that makes you mature and it makes you expect a better world. My advice: to whoever that can make a trip with AFS, do it! because nothing gives you this experience. There might be hard moments, but we need to go ahead and to continue with every moment of this adventure. I am with a very special family who makes me feel part of them and I want to stay here because I think this is a wonderful country!"
Kisses to all...
Viva AFS Venezuela!

"…learning, culture, courage to face many things, patience, self-determination, strength,  personal growth are the positive  aspects I found in the AFS  program”

 "My friends at school could not believe the first time I spoke Swedish in the classroom, they applauded, yelled.....I was very shy, but I felt very well"

"Take advantage of this experience because as AFS says: this is a unique experience in your life”

"…I have had a super good time at the AFS orientation, at home with a wonderful family who is always caring about me”

My school is excelent, I have such a good time there. There are always new things to do like Karaoke, record´s day, day to play cards, and many other things to do. The Student center is always making up something to have fun, in fact the next week is the countries week!

"As a volunteer is great to be involved with people from different countries and support an organization that promotes the world peace”

"I think the most important point of the organization is the way the volunteers think and feel about the organization. It is a permanent contact with people from different parts of the world and that make us think and behave differently…”

"The  Barquisimeto Local chapter gained a prize so that one of the volunteers could attend to the  Andean Caribbean Regional meeting 2005 to be celebrated in Costa Rica. I was not very enthusiastic to participate on the raffle, since I had to prepare so many things for my daughters 15 year’s birthday celebration  Nevertheless, my  local chapter’s friends included me in the raffle and surprisingly  I won the trip. I traveled, I lived a beautiful intercultural experience in that country and besides this, my daughter made her trip of 15 year’s birthday to Costa Rica as well "