Poland meets Iceland

Iceland meets Poland

Poland meets Iceland is a very unique project between two AFS Partners:  AFS Poland and AFS Iceland. Is dedicated to strengthen relationships between our countries, fight against prejudices  and promote Poland as a destination for AFS student from Iceland.

We selected two brave ambassadors of our countries and we sent them on a very important mission. Mikołaj’s task is to present the Polish culture among Icelanders, promote our country, show how we are in everyday life. Julius spends his year in Poland, in a Polish family and goes to a Polish school.

Below you can read their stories. I assure you that you will not find anything more interesting  on the Internet today!

This project is entirely funded by AFS Iceland. Thank you and deeply believe that this is the first, but perhaps the most important step, on the road to building a strong partnership between our countries, not only within the AFS program, but far far beyond …

Poland vs. Iceland

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Mikołaj in Iceland

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    My first month in Iceland – Mikołaj from Poland

    The first month in Iceland brought a bunch of surprises in many terms, even though I was sure I know…
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    How is school in Iceland?

    My perception of school has changed a lot since I started my exchange because of so many differences dividing Polish…
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    Family life in Iceland

    Icelandic families are very different and often don’t share many common characteristics. However, most of them are very active and…
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Julius in Poland

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    My first month in Poland – Julius from Iceland

    ​Coming here to Poland was a big step in my life, I was leaving my family, my friends, my home…
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    Polish school in eyes of Islandic student

    The polish school system is different from what I have come to know in Iceland. I will try to explain…
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    How is it to live in Polish Family?

    It’s a weird feeling when you arrive to another country and soon after you have your own room in a…

Why Poland?

Check out the message from Julis, who is currently in Poland on school year exchange!

Hi Icelanders!

In Iceland, the biggest minority is constituted by Poles. What do you know about our culture, origin and country? The easiest way to understand all of this is spending your exchange year in Poland! Polish families are close together and they’ll do the best to make you feel like at home. Your new Polish friends will keep you company and show around the city. Polish teens tend to spend their time in different cafes: small, vintage, modern and very unusual. They often go out for the weekends or take short trips to multiple lakes, mountain ranges or different cities. Sometimes they also just watch Netflix for the whole day…

Mikołaj Końko (Year Program to Iceland 2017/2018)

Few reasons to choose Poland for your exchange program with AFS
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Thanks to AFS Iceland six polish volunteers could participate in Volunteer Summer Summit in Iceland. 

Volunteer Summer Summit in Iceland 2017

We would like to sincerely thank you for giving us the opportunity to take part in VSS in Iceland. It wasn’t only a great adventure full of amazing moments, but also a chance to get to know Iceland, its incredible landscapes, inhabitants and culture. We are happy, that we could be part of the biggest and most important for AFS volunteers event of the year. Thanks to that we were able to get to know a lot of amazing people- AFS volunteers- from all-over the world, with whom we could share experiences and knowledge  about AFS and how it works in their countries. All the workshops gave us something to think about.

Full letter to AFS Iceland