The Semester Effect
From The AFS Exchange by AFS-USA
September 9, 2025 · 28 min · Season 5 · Episode 8
About this episode
Sarah and Mikayla Engel-Streicher discuss their experiences hosting exchange students for a semester and the lasting connections formed.
Can you really form a strong bond with an exchange student in just a few months? Sarah and Mikayla Engel-Streicher, a couple from Wisconsin, would say yes. They've welcomed three students into their home for a single semester each, proving you don't need a full year to bring the world home. We'll hear how their short-term experience connected them more to their local community and how those relationships with their students from Austria, Germany, and Belgium are still going strong years later...
People in this episode
Guests: Sarah Engel-Streicher, Mikayla Engel-Streicher
Topics covered
- exchange students
- short-term experiences
- community connection
- cultural exchange
- relationships
Keywords
- exchange student
- semester
- community
- Austria
- Germany
- Belgium
- cultural exchange
- relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Wisconsin, Austria, Germany, Belgium
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