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Student Stories
Read real-world stories from American students overseas:
Why the YFU Experience is the Ultimate Learning Adventure 
- Get a global perspective
- Interact with people from different cultures
- Gain fluency in a new language
- Enhance your global career opportunities.
- Forge lifelong friendships
- Discover more about yourself than you ever imagined
Meet YFU Students
Age: 16
Country: Japan
First Name: Machiko
Machiko, who will be 17 in August, from Japan is a smiling, cheerful, kind and considerate young wom...
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