November 10th, 2011: Amina Shahzadi is one of them who went to USA on iEARN YES exchange program this year . She is now in Toledo Ohio. She is currently studying in Rossford High School. She is studying algebra 2, American Government, Biology Honors, Chemistry Honors, English 11, Physics and US History. Living with a host family and enjoying their culture and making them know ours.

Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program provides scholarships to Pakistani high school students for one academic session in United States.Students are enrolled in a full academic year of high school study in the US, attending classes, labs and extracurricular programs with their American classmates. Sanjan Nagar has been participating in this program for the past 5 years. Every year one or two students are selected to go to US by iEARN . This year two of our students are in US .

These girls keep in touch with their teachers when they are away and so the recent mail we received from Amina is; "From 14-18 November it was international education week. We went to different schools and gave presentations about our country. It was really interesting and informative activity. It was a good chance to tell people about our country. Lot of people had misconceptions about Pakistan and so a lot of questions were asked on the current situation of our country but by the grace of Allah I was fully pleased in giving answers to their question. I think I had done a pretty good job.

Cultural night was fun and I applied henna on a lot of hands. People were really happy to see the intricate design on their hands.

Last week it was our thanks giving holiday. It is a holiday where you go to your relatives and eat a lot of food. I went to my grand maa and grand paa's house. I helped them in making food. The special dish on this holiday was turkey and bread stuffing. It is really a delicious dish. It was really fun to meet other members of my family.

My second quarter has started and I'm doing my best to maintain my" A" grades. Just remember me in your prayers.

Miss you all . Amina . "

Arooj Ali is another girl who was selected this year and is now studying in 11th grade which is called junior at Ocean Shores, Washington State School.The subjects she has opted to study there are Photography, Algebra2, English, US History,Home Ac(Cooking), Spanish and Advanced Arts.

Apart from the information mentioned above she is interested in basket ball at her school and has selected it as a winter sport. These girls keep participating in activities like "Christmas around the world" and such events are great to exhibit their culture to the American people.

Please watch an introductory video of BUBW 2012 on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mmjL-uPd68.