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USEFUL TOOLS

Country Watch
Provides political, economic, and environmental news and reports on countries worldwide.

Year of Study Abroad
Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program launched a new website to serve as a hub for information sharing related to the year 2006 as the ‘Year of Study Abroad.’ The site provides resources and an events calendar for organizations planning activities during the ‘Year of Study Abroad.’

The World Bank
The World Bank Group offers loans, advice, and an array of customized resources to more than 100 developing countries and countries in transition.

MuseumSpot
A guide to museums and other cultural information on the Web for art enthusiasts, curators, educators, students, historians, librarians and more.

US Phone List
Telephone directory, Internet yellow pages, Internet white pages, online maps, reverse phone number, and more.

Nobel Prizes
Nobel prize history and resources in categories of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics.

Cool and Useful Student Resources
Rated links to sites, sorted by topic. Designed for high school students, it also offers post high school planning links.

Embassy World
Provides a list of contact resources for all of the world’s diplomatic offices, the diplomatic community and the online community.

Project Visa
Information on visas, embassies, travel, consulates, tourism, diplomacy, commerce, business, immigration, visas, international affairs, trade, economy and politics.

The Universal Currency Converter
Offers interactive foreign exchange rate conversion. between every known world currency.

On-Line Dictionaries in 221 languages
A language products and services company providing businesses and websites with glossaries, dictionaries, customized spellcheckers for all the languages of the world, word filters for profanity, racial slurs, human relations, and more.

World Time Server
Internet time clock with adjustments for Daylight Savings Time and global location choices.

USA Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
Alphabetical listing by country of USA Embassies and Consulates Worldwide.

Flags of the World
Flags of countries around the world, symbolism and meaning of flags and a world Fact Book.

United States Postal Codes
Identifies the city associated with a specific area code and prefix; identifies international country codes and the geographical location of the telephone.

National Geographic Map Machine
Locate nearly any place on Earth, find country facts, and search and print historical, weather, and population maps, and more with our dynamic atlas.

Maps
Maps. driving directions to USA and world maps.

Lonely Planet – Destinations
A wide variety of travel, destination and online guides to the world, including specialty guides for budget travel, food and restaurants, hiking, and more.

164 Currency Converter
It is a multi-lingual Currency Converter with up to date exchange rates provided from market data contributors.

Travel Document Services
This is a visa and passport processing agency serving government and foreign embassies to assist international travelers who need to leave the country on short notice. TDS specializes in travel that involves visas for more than one country.

Geographia
Information on travel destinations including history and culture; also provides info on accommodations, transportation, tour-providers and more.

GeoGlobe
Information and games related to geography.

Alta Vista Translation Service
Online translation service.

World’s weather
Weather news including real-time forecasts and educational information for local, regional, national and global weather conditions.

Travlang’s Translating Dictionaries
Language and travel resources as well as translating dictionaries.

The New York Times on the Web – Books
Offers the full contents of each week’s New York Times Book Review, interviews, features, and an archive of book reviews published in The New York Times.

Intercultural Press
Publisher of books and materials in the field of intercultural relations.

Idealist
Online meeting place for nonprofit organizations, resources, consultants, job seekers and volunteers.

New York Public Library
Largest research library with a circulating system in the world.

Schüleraustausch
Websites specifically for students and their parents that offer information and number of services.

Schüleraustausch verändert Lebenswege!
Websites specifically for students and their parents that offer information and number of services.

University of Jena
General website by the University of Jena (Prof. Bolten), geared toward different target groups with number of exercises, simulations, and self-tests on intercultural learning.

YackPack
YackPack allows you to create voice messages online “yacks” and share those messages with groups “packs”. Create and enjoy voice messages online! No software installation required.

AFS at a Glance

  • International exchange since 1919.
  • More than 11,000 students, young adults and teachers each year.
  • More than 50 AFS countries.
  • Over 325,000 program alumni with an unforgettable experience.
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