Our year in Anchorage

These three girls are exchange students in local schools this year. Sponsored by AYUSA, Global Youth Exchange, they live with host families and go to class with Alaskans their age. They'll record their discoveries and adventures of their time in Alaska here.


Nahid Houssain

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I am from Bangladesh, a tiny yet beautiful country in Asia. I am staying with a wonderful host family and I attend classes at Wasilla High School. I am 17 years old.

Nourhan Houjeij

staff photographer

I am from Lebanon, a country in the Middle East. I am living with a very nice family in Anchorage and I attend East High School. I am 16 years old.

Rihab Mouma

staff photographer

I am from Rabat, the capital of Morocco in north west Africa. I'm staying with a host family in the Mat-Su Valley and I'm a junior in high school out there. I'm 17 years and five months old.

Senior Fun Day - 5/13/2008 10:58 pm

Prom!! - 4/27/2008 6:01 pm

School Party - 4/27/2008 9:36 am

Snow Machine - 4/22/2008 6:32 pm

Skiing - 4/16/2008 11:32 pm

International friends - 4/12/2008 7:20 pm

Hunting - 4/12/2008 4:43 pm

First Day at School - 4/8/2008 8:52 pm

Halloween! - 4/5/2008 12:16 pm

Choir Class! - 4/5/2008 11:39 am

An awesome trip!! - 4/4/2008 9:12 pm

Fishing :) - 4/3/2008 10:22 pm

learning to ice-skate - 4/3/2008 8:27 pm

Riding with your friend for a ride is fun - 4/3/2008 8:17 pm

snowmachining is FUN!! - 4/3/2008 8:15 pm

Do you have an international sister?? - 4/2/2008 4:05 pm

Christmas - 4/2/2008 4:01 pm

The Adventure has started - 4/1/2008 9:17 pm

Final presentation - 3/30/2008 5:46 pm

Coming to America!! - 3/30/2008 9:41 am

Landing in Anchorage - 3/28/2008 7:34 pm

An awesome trip!!

An awesome trip!!: I was lucky enough to go with my school choir on trip to Maryland,Washinton D.C. and NewYork City , it was so much fun.An awesome trip!!: I was lucky enough to go with my school choir on trip to Maryland,Washinton D.C. and NewYork City , it was so much fun.