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Aug 30 - Returnee meeting - 6 hours

Discussions:

• The positive and negative parts of youth exchange
• Cultural differences
• Ways of dealing with hardships
• Fun activities for the new foreign exchange students
• Our roles as support friends

Aug 31 - Welcome meeting for the exchange students - 3 hours

• Greeting the exchange students and their host families
• Information about how AFS works as an organization
• Trust-building games between support friends and exchange students

Sept 3 - Support friend meeting - 1 hour

I met with Angela over a coffee and discussed cultural differences, the school system, Swedish customs, Swedish mannerisms, the Swiss and Swedish currencies

Sept 4 - City tour of Stockholm - 3 hours

• The support friends and other AFS volunteers guided the exchange students through Åhléns City, Sergels torg, Kungsan, the royal castle and Gamla stan.
• I discussed Sweden, Russia, Spain and Switzerland and their cultural differences with three exchange students. We talked about fashion, youth culture, laws, relationships, families and family hierarchies. I also helped them with the Swedish train and subway system and Angela's phone.

Sept 7 - Support friend meeting - 5 hours

I met with Angela and two other exchange students and showed them around Stockholm city, the parts we hadn't covered on September 4^th. Besides talking about things we'd discussed before we talked about their host families, their habits, and how to get used to living with a new family.

Oct 2 - International dinner - 3 hours

All exchange students in the Stockholm area met and brought food from their countries. I helped set up the tables and the buffé. I helped eating the food too.

Nov 6 - Support friend meeting - 2 hours

I met with Angela and talked about her new school, friends, how she gets along with her host family and new experiences.

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