2014-15 iris yes students

Jordan

Ahmad

Nigeria

Alexander

Nigeria

Aliyu

Indonesia

Anindita

Ghana

Ayishatu

India

Batul

Turkey

Cagan

Nigeria

Esther

Tanzania

Farid

Nigeria

Genesis

Kenya

Hil lary

Egypt

Jermaya

West Bank

Jude

Indonesia

Lativa

Egypt

Mariam

Pakistan

Maryam

Bangladesh

Mueeze

Israel

Natali

Tunisia

Oumaima

Phil ippines

Renz

Lebanon

Roudaina

Tanzania

Saada

Yemen

Saba

Pakistan

Sadia

India

Soham

Tanzania

Sophia

Saudi Arabia

Yasmine

Pakistan

Muhammad

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Hajar

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Ahmad Jordan Male Muslim

Petra

Interests•running•basketball•swimming•lifting weights•camping•cars•movies•music

Interests•running•basketball•swimming•lifting weights•camping•cars•movies•music

““I think that all teenagers I think that all teenagers are like each other are like each other

(American, Arab, German, or (American, Arab, German, or any other teenagers), we are any other teenagers), we are

all humans, we have the same all humans, we have the same anatomy, physiology, and anatomy, physiology, and

interests.”interests.”

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Alexander Nigeria Male Christian

Zuma Rock

Interests•Christianity•soccer•computers•running•movies•reading•cooking•teaching

Interests•Christianity•soccer•computers•running•movies•reading•cooking•teaching

““They said that nothing good They said that nothing good can come out of Africa. If I get can come out of Africa. If I get

to the U.S. I want to prove to the U.S. I want to prove them wrong. And also, not to them wrong. And also, not to

be selfish, I want to learn be selfish, I want to learn about their culture.”about their culture.”



Aliyu Nigeria Male Muslim

Zuma Rock

Interests

•soccer•friends•family•gardening•science

Interests

•soccer•friends•family•gardening•science

““I want to be a good I want to be a good ambassador to my nation ambassador to my nation in order to wipe out the in order to wipe out the looking of Nigeria as a looking of Nigeria as a

terrorist nation and bring terrorist nation and bring back its dignity.”back its dignity.”



Anindita“Astri” Indonesia Female Muslim

Interests•cheerleading•theater•pop music•movies•pets•reading•sports

Interests•cheerleading•theater•pop music•movies•pets•reading•sports

““I don’t want to be just a I don’t want to be just a doctor: I want to be an doctor: I want to be an

oncologist so badly, because oncologist so badly, because my dad and grandma died of my dad and grandma died of

cancer. I have a personal cancer. I have a personal revenge over cancer.”revenge over cancer.”



Ayishatu Ghana Female Muslim

Busua Beach

Interests•running•reading novels•athletics•drawing•music•movies•cooking•fashion design/interior design

Interests•running•reading novels•athletics•drawing•music•movies•cooking•fashion design/interior design

“My stay in the U.S. will help me to know more about

myself, the country, how things are done and also help

improve the way of life of the people in my country.”



Batul India Female Muslim

Taj Mahal

Interests•computers•school clubs•badminton•bicycling•running•boating•cooking•crafts

Interests•computers•school clubs•badminton•bicycling•running•boating•cooking•crafts

“I want to live with the U.S. host family because I want to learn their culture. And I also have to attend the high school

because it is my dream to acquire the education from the

U.S.”



Cagan Turkey Male Muslim

Interests•saxophone•sailing•basketball•ballroom dancing•pets•reading•mythology

Interests•saxophone•sailing•basketball•ballroom dancing•pets•reading•mythology

“I want to live in U.S.A. because I want to learn different cultures. In

America, there are too many different people from different

countries. I want to prove myself that I can live alone.”



Esther Nigeria Female Christian

Zuma Rock

Interests

•soccer•running•cooking•reading•writing•games

Interests

•soccer•running•cooking•reading•writing•games

“I hope you will love me as your daughter though I’m a Nigerian because I think we

will be happy family together. I’m a humble person and

friendly. I joke and play with everyone.”



Farid Tanzania Male Muslim

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Interests

•reading•movies•running•football•science

Interests

•reading•movies•running•football•science

“I would like to learn how to live and socialize with

different kinds of people and studying with them because

there are things which I should learn in order to

improve myself.”



Genesis Nigeria Male Christian

Zuma Rock

Interests

•soccer•movies•pop concerts•reading•sports•video games

Interests

•soccer•movies•pop concerts•reading•sports•video games

“I also want to go to the U.S. to go and improve the quality of peace between

Nigeria and the U.S. I want to be an Ambassador

of Peace.”



Haitham Tanzania Female Muslim

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Interests

•bicycling•soccer•swimming•acting•cooking•debates•environmental issues

Interests

•bicycling•soccer•swimming•acting•cooking•debates•environmental issues

““Living in the U.S. is going to Living in the U.S. is going to give a chance to meet and give a chance to meet and

mingle with new people. If I mingle with new people. If I get to know them, it would get to know them, it would

help me to improve my help me to improve my community too, to make it a community too, to make it a

better place.”better place.”



Hillary“Evans” Kenya Male Christian

Nairobi National Park

Interests

•hockey•soccer•running•computers•movies•reading

Interests

•hockey•soccer•running•computers•movies•reading

““Living in the U.S. with a Living in the U.S. with a host family and attending host family and attending

high school on this exchange high school on this exchange program gives me program gives me

adventure, experience, adventure, experience, skills, and social skills, and social appreciation.”appreciation.”



Jermaya Egypt Male Christian

Great Pyramids

Interests•basketball•table tennis•photography•computers•interior design•museums•painting/drawing•art

Interests•basketball•table tennis•photography•computers•interior design•museums•painting/drawing•art

““I want to learn new I want to learn new subjects and meet new subjects and meet new schoolmates, play new schoolmates, play new

sports, do new activities. I sports, do new activities. I love knowledge and testing love knowledge and testing

everything which is new and everything which is new and different.”different.”



Jude West Bank Female Muslim

Interests•cello•singing•basketball•music•movies•pets•reading

Interests•cello•singing•basketball•music•movies•pets•reading

““I want to live in the U.S. I want to live in the U.S. because I want to learn how because I want to learn how to depend on myself, I want to depend on myself, I want to take risks and learn how to take risks and learn how to find myself without the to find myself without the people I grew up with.”people I grew up with.”



Lativa Indonesia Female Muslim

Interests•karate•bad minton•reading•music•cooking•debate•museums•painting/drawing

Interests•karate•bad minton•reading•music•cooking•debate•museums•painting/drawing

““We can share our We can share our experiences, our story, that experiences, our story, that

have a lot of important have a lot of important value of life, and also we value of life, and also we

bring peace with respecting bring peace with respecting every diversity.”every diversity.”



Mariam Egypt Female Muslim

Great Pyramids

Interests•bicycling•gymnastics•running•swimming•track and field•acting•computers•music

Interests•bicycling•gymnastics•running•swimming•track and field•acting•computers•music

““Most importantly I want to Most importantly I want to have the privilege of being have the privilege of being

an ambassador to my an ambassador to my country and show people country and show people

who are the true Egyptians.”who are the true Egyptians.”



Maryam Pakistan Female Muslim

Lahore Museum

Interests•cricket•track and field•art•computers•crafts•current events•design•reading


““I believe that our society I believe that our society is not only our friends is not only our friends

and families or our social and families or our social circles, but society is our circles, but society is our

whole world.”whole world.”



Mueeze Bangladesh Male Muslim

Shiva Temple

Interests•roller blading•cricket•soccer•skateboarding•science•volunteering•chess•reading

Interests•roller blading•cricket•soccer•skateboarding•science•volunteering•chess•reading

““I used to work for a volunteer I used to work for a volunteer club in our school, which taught club in our school, which taught us to be a global citizen, to think us to be a global citizen, to think

like a global citizen, and to do like a global citizen, and to do our so forth duties. And I think our so forth duties. And I think

living in the U.S. A. will add more living in the U.S. A. will add more things to the term ‘global citizen’ things to the term ‘global citizen’

for me.”for me.”



Muhammad Pakistan Male Muslim

Lahore Museum

Interests•art•movies•badminton•gardening•cricket•reading•teaching

Interests•art•movies•badminton•gardening•cricket•reading•teaching

““I want to go to the U.S. because I I want to go to the U.S. because I want to discover their life style. I want to discover their life style. I want to go there because I want want to go there because I want

to vanish the concept that all to vanish the concept that all Muslims are involved in war and Muslims are involved in war and terrorism because all fingers are terrorism because all fingers are

not alike.” not alike.”



Natali Israel Female No Religion

Jerusalem

Interests•acting•music•movies•photography•reading•school clubs•nail art•piano

Interests•acting•music•movies•photography•reading•school clubs•nail art•piano

““Being a part of this program will Being a part of this program will give me the chance to influence and give me the chance to influence and

to be influenced, not only I will teach to be influenced, not only I will teach them, but they will teach me as well. them, but they will teach me as well.

People often believe every People often believe every stereotypical thought they hear, but I stereotypical thought they hear, but I

refuse to judge any kind of culture refuse to judge any kind of culture without actually experiencing it.”without actually experiencing it.”



Oumaima Tunisia Female Muslim

Markets of Nabeul

Interests•basketball•gymnastics•running•acting•music•movies•reading•traveling

Interests•basketball•gymnastics•running•acting•music•movies•reading•traveling

““I want to live with a U.S. host I want to live with a U.S. host family and attend high school on this family and attend high school on this exchange program because it’s one of exchange program because it’s one of

my greatest dreams. I will also get my greatest dreams. I will also get the opportunity to discover a new the opportunity to discover a new

culture. I am really excited to learn culture. I am really excited to learn more about the American traditions more about the American traditions

and culture.”and culture.”



Renz Philippines Male Christian

Chocolate Hills

Interests•Bible study•bicycling•art•computers•cooking•music•movies

Interests•Bible study•bicycling•art•computers•cooking•music•movies

““Hi, dear host family. One of my Hi, dear host family. One of my dreams is to go to the land dreams is to go to the land

flowing with milk and honey. It’s flowing with milk and honey. It’s such a great opportunity to have a such a great opportunity to have a chance to go to your place. I love chance to go to your place. I love

to know more about other to know more about other countries.”countries.”



Roudaina Lebanon Female Muslim

Sidon Sea Castle

Interests•pets•babysitting•computers•cooking•music•movies•writing

Interests•pets•babysitting•computers•cooking•music•movies•writing

““This experience can help This experience can help me to become more wise, me to become more wise,

independent, and mature. It independent, and mature. It is a great way to become a is a great way to become a more responsible human more responsible human

being.”being.”



Saada Tanzania Female Muslim

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Interests•bicycling•acting•museums•opera•reading•games•school clubs•cooking

Interests•bicycling•acting•museums•opera•reading•games•school clubs•cooking

““Ever since I was born, I have been Ever since I was born, I have been dreaming to be in the U.S.A. and I dreaming to be in the U.S.A. and I

know one day I will reach my know one day I will reach my destination. In a nut shell, I am so destination. In a nut shell, I am so enthusiastic to be the participant of enthusiastic to be the participant of

this YES program and I will be this YES program and I will be delighted if I make it and come up delighted if I make it and come up

with flying colors.” with flying colors.”



Saba Yemen Female Muslim

Socotra Island

Interests

•running•computers•cooking•music•movies•photography•games•reading

Interests

•running•computers•cooking•music•movies•photography•games•reading

““Living with a U.S. host family and Living with a U.S. host family and attending high school there is so attending high school there is so

interesting. I can meet a lot of new interesting. I can meet a lot of new people and a new culture, see how people and a new culture, see how they live, and what is the difference they live, and what is the difference

between my and their cultures.”between my and their cultures.”



Sadia Pakistan Female Muslim

Lahore Museum



““There are so many reasons There are so many reasons to live with U.S. family and to live with U.S. family and attend high school on this attend high school on this exchange program. This is exchange program. This is

my dream that I get my my dream that I get my education from U.S.”education from U.S.”


Soham India Male Hindu

Taj Mahal

Interests•badminton•bicycling•movie making•computers•writing•animation•art•forestry

Interests•badminton•bicycling•movie making•computers•writing•animation•art•forestry

““I would like to open an I would like to open an animation institution which animation institution which will animate cartoons that will animate cartoons that will give moral values to will give moral values to

small children. I would like small children. I would like to do something for my own to do something for my own

country.”country.”


Sophia Tanzania Female Christian

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Interests•jogging•swimming•volleyball•acting•computers•cooking•debates

Interests•jogging•swimming•volleyball•acting•computers•cooking•debates

““I want to introduce my I want to introduce my country in America. This country in America. This means I be a symbol of means I be a symbol of Tanzania. I can see how Tanzania. I can see how

Americans live which will Americans live which will remove the stereotypes.”remove the stereotypes.”


Yasmine Saudi Arabia Female Muslim

Kingdom Center


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Hajar Morocco Female Muslim

Casablanca

Interests

•horseback riding•tennis•aerobics•music•drawing•singing•belly dance

Interests

•horseback riding•tennis•aerobics•music•drawing•singing•belly dance

““To have a wider vision and To have a wider vision and to achieve my dreams in life, to achieve my dreams in life,

I am sure this one year as I am sure this one year as an exchange student could an exchange student could be very precious memory be very precious memory

and experience.” and experience.”


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