DG Leslie with the youth exchange participants.

IYE paticipants sharing their experiences.

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE SEMINAR.

Every year more than 8000 young people participate in this programme. They spend from 3 weeks up to 1 year living with foster families from all over the world. This is a unique way of enriching oneself with the diverse cultures found in this world.

Last Sunday 8th. November 2009 at Holiday Villa, Jalan Ampang, KL I attended IYE seminar to find out a bit more what IYE is all about.

This programme is open to youth between the age of 14 to 19. I was amazed to hear previous IYE participants sharing their experience with the audience. The was a Brazillian student who stayed for a year in Malaysia and at the end of his stay he managed to speak all the three languages, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. This really put us to shame.

For those who need more infos on IYE you may contact the author.