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GeoVisions Hero: Elyse Stever

When we call you our hero, do you feel like a hero? I would have never considered myself a hero, and had never really thought about volunteering as such. I considered my stay in France as a shared opportunity - I taught and they shared their life...

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GeoVisions Hero: Diedre Sanchez

When we call you our hero, do you feel like a hero? I do not consider myself a hero when I compare myself to others that may have acquired a "hero"...

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You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello

I am on a flight from Los Angeles to Hartford as I write this letter. It was only a 48-hour trip. Oddly, saying goodbye to my family this time...

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Volunteer Abroad-It's A Beginning

In last month’s letter, I mentioned Ernest Hemingway and his volunteer work on the front line as a volunteer ambulance driver with AFS. Little did I...

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We Share AFS Roots...We All Do

Last night I watched Fly Boys, a movie about U.S. volunteers traveling to France in 1914 to take part in World War I. It’s a true story about the...

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