AFS Western PA Area Team

10/08/2025

09/30/2025

Discover Italy by welcoming Nicolo or Greta into your family this school year!

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09/19/2025

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by welcoming a student like Thiago from Paraguay into your family and community for a semester!

Learn more about hosting an AFS-USA exchange student at afsusa.org/host

09/19/2025

Did you know that in Japan, it's traditional to eat KFC on Christmas?

Learn more about Japan by hosting Shohei this year! He's a cheerful, responsible 17-year-old who likes basketball and playing piano.

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09/18/2025

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by welcoming a student like Carlos from Ecuador into your family and community for a semester or a school year!

Learn more about hosting an AFS-USA exchange student at afsusa.org/host

09/17/2025

Host Shohei, and learn about Japanese culture this year!

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09/08/2025

09/05/2025

Expand your Family's Horizons. Host an International Exchange Student. 2,000+ Students come to the U.S. every year from 90+ countries with AFS-USA.

08/30/2025

Discover India this year!

The second most populous country in the world with dozens of religions, languages, and ethnic groups shape the culture of India. In fact, India’s cultural history spans more than 4,500 years! In most Indian homes, it’s common for several generations to live together. This sense of community shapes the culture of India and means that people spend as much time as possible with others at home, rather than alone behind closed doors.

Welcome Jaffar into your community: afsusa.org/host
Learn more about India: afsusa.org/countries/india

08/29/2025

Let's visit Kuwait!

Oil has turned Kuwait into one of the Middle East’s richest countries. Its landscape consists almost entirely of flat desert with slight elevations. Sincerity, family ties, and adhering to tradition are important in Kuwaiti society.

Rice is a staple of Kuwaiti cuisine. One of the most popular dishes is makboos (saffron-flavored rice with tomato sauce and lamb or chicken). Other dishes include gaboot (raisin-filled dumplings in a meat or chicken stew), marag laham (a lamb and vegetable stew), and kousa (squash filled with meat and rice).

Host Ahmed this year: afsusa.org/host
Learn about Kuwait: afsusa.org/countries/kuwait