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Journey of a Year, Experience of a Lifetime

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During the 2012 - 2013 academic year, 4 American high school students studied at local high schools and shared their experiences as Americans while living with host families on the YES Abroad program. The students participated in the Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which offers American high school students and recent graduates full scholarships for up to one academic year to live and study in countries with significant Muslim populations.