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Liisa Rull says her US exchange year “gave me everything” and changed her from a shy student who feared speaking in class into someone who could talk to strangers in a country where she knew nobody.

This episode features an interview with Piret Kaarlup-Ausmeel, an Estonian mother who shares her family's experience hosting a German exchange student named Hanna Luisa for a year.

This episode features an interview with Alexandra Lisette Kiir, an Estonian student who shares her experiences during an exchange year in South Africa, discussing her education at Eduplex High School, her passion for dance, and personal achievements like winning a speech competition.

This episode features an interview with lawyer Gerli Gritsenko about her exchange year experience with YFU in Belgium and how it shaped her personal and professional life.

This episode features an interview with Els Rahel Parhomenko about her exchange year in Germany as part of the IFU world citizens podcast series.

Tiina Pärtel räägib Elo Madissooniga sellest, kuidas perre jõudis Saksamaalt vahetusõpilane Matilda ajal, mil kodus on juba neli last, paarikuune beebi ja kaheksa kohaga auto.

Beatrix Vali describes her 2024–2025 exchange year in Chile, including learning Spanish from near-zero, living in Kiriu, and adapting to a school day that started at 6.30 and ended at 5 or 6.

Anette Kutti says Chile made her “world citizen” and gave her “a very good job” in Tallinn.

Adeele Nurk and Mirtel Mailend compare Brazil and Estonia through 40-degree weather, 50-student classrooms, and school days that started at 7:00 with a first break at 1:30 p.m.

Birgit Orav describes spending half a year in a small village in western Switzerland, with school in Aarhus and daily life shaped by a host family that owned a furniture company.

This episode features an interview with Gerit Tiirik about her exchange year in Venezuela as a teenager, her subsequent life as a digital nomad and UX/UI designer, and how that experience shaped her international lifestyle.

This episode features an interview with architect Mae Köömnemägi about her exchange student year in the Netherlands in 2006-2007 and how it influenced her career and perspective on Estonia's development.

This episode features Hanna-Mari Kirss discussing her YFU exchange year in Greece and her extensive involvement with the organization as a host sibling and volunteer.

Mihkel Mooste shares his experiences from a YFU exchange year in Sweden, including living on a farm with a single father, coping with winter darkness and loneliness, and his subsequent involvement in civic activism and politics.