AFS - Another Fat Student

I'm kidding.. AFS isn't Another Fat Student.. It is just AFS. Another Fat Student is the effect of AFS on it exchange students :P

For me, AFS has not just been an organization, but a constantly encouraging family that I love the most in this world! AFS has played a major role in most of the memorable experiences of my life. This year, as we celebrate 100 years of AFS.. I wish for it to change many more lives and make many more families and students happy. This world is indeed a huge family, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam!

Here are some memories I have with AFS...

Wondering what AFS is? And how I became a part of it? Watch this video :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g1kfeQZwEg

Now, my Kizuna (Japanese Short Term Exchange Program) experience has already been shared.. But, I have few more words to how it still keeps changing my life for better good.. Keep looking for that update ;)

The most recent and one of the best experiences I have had with AFS India is YASC-AFS program organized in Kakelao, Jodhpur in the month of August. YASC stands for Yale Alumni Service Corps, an organization that serves the community and AFS, is just AFS! The details of the program have been covered by Isadora Italia in her article.. http://world.yale.edu/news/yale-alumni-service-corps-engages-india.

And my personal feelings about it couldn't be more precise than what is mentioned below..

In the words of Puneet Batra, “The first week back was life as usual physically, but mentally, I wasn’t back yet”. These simple words probably sum it all. Life changed for each person involved, after the Community Service Project in Kakelao. What began as a bunch of people wanting to help and give back to the society ended up as one big family, working tirelessly for bringing the smallest change they could in the village of Kakelao. “Community Service Project”, the words itself bring an enormous responsibility with it. But what we don’t realize is that it’s not a one-way road where only we do something for the less privileged but it’s a process by which we earn more knowledge about the world; both around and within us. It is a spiritual drive that travels into the innermost parts of our conscious, leaving us with a sense of satisfaction. Well, Kakelao not only gifted us with such satisfaction but also a huge bag of memories that is capable of bringing a smile on our faces at any point of time.

Thank you for reading this post.. Keep checking the blog for more updates about the same! :)