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The following blog post was written by an AMIS student from India named Ishita. Her words provide an honest, vulnerable, and vital...

The holiday season in the United States is a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. For international students studying in Atlanta,...

By Jill Parker, AMIS Amigo Director Grind, grind, grind….is a term used by many American students describing college, and especially the...

By Jill Parker, AMIS Amigo Director Easter happens to be my favorite holiday. The colors, the symbols of new life, Spring, forgiveness...

By Shivam Kumar, Georgia State University Master’s Graduate (2022) from India “We’re not isolated as humans. We’re all connected. Food is...

By Rev. Irene Wong, Executive Director, AMIS Atlanta For over 50 years, the Christmas International House (CIH) has been a unique program...

By Brandon Selistyo August 5, 2022, at 4:45 p.m Friendship comes in many forms and can come from anywhere, with bonds that remain strong...

By Brandon Selistyo August 17th, 2022, at 7:00 PM No matter where you come from, being a student in a foreign country can be frightening,...

By Brian (Seungjae) Yoo I joined AMIS’s Amigo program because I liked its mission to welcome international students and help them feel...

By: Carol Kleywegt Have you ever wondered how a person moves to a completely different country and makes new connections? What does it...

Sharing cultures over coffee By: Shaili Sanikapally, GSU Student Contributor Taslim began her Ph.D. in computer science at Georgia State...

To grow a garden of friendship, we must first plant the seed. by Shaili Sanikapally, GSU Student Contributor From the surface, Irene...

By Brandon Selistyo, GSU student contributor Students from across the globe have come to study in the Atlanta area. For some, being...

Kansas City host families opened their homes this past December 2021 to five international students who were able to experience Christmas in

Flashback to late Spring when reality set in for me. Like it or not, we were in for the proverbial “long haul.” As my husband Ned and I...

Gigi has been part of AMIS for over a year now and recently shared her experience with AMIS throughout the pandemic with us: Hi. My name...

Grace, an active AMIS student from Taiwan, recently contributed a soup recipe to First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta for their Global...

The Department of Homeland Security published a proposed rule on September 25 that would end "Duration of Status" for international...

Last week, we had a zoom kick-off for our volunteers, called "It's Only the Beginning". We got to see 40 of our friends over the two...

Doris has been an Amigo Volunteer and has opened her home for Thanksgiving and Christmas International House for almost 20 years. I spoke...