About this episode

This episode features Alessandro, a volunteer leader from Italy, discussing his journey and the shared AFS language among volunteers.

Welcome back to The AFS Exchange! We are continuing our series highlighting the people who keep the AFS engine running: our dedicated volunteers. In this episode, we’re following up on our conversation about the Chapter Leadership Summit in Spain- but this time, from an extra international perspective. We’re joined by Alessandro, a volunteer leader from Italy who speaks the exact same AFS language as our volunteers here at home. We’ll hear about Alessandro's journey from an exchange student...

People in this episode

Host: AFS Exchange

Guest: Alessandro

Topics covered

• volunteering
• cultural exchange
• leadership
• international perspective
• AFS community

Keywords

• AFS
• volunteers
• cultural exchange
• leadership summit
• international
• Italy
• Spain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AFS

Places: Spain, Italy

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