One year ago, I came back to Tunisia in northern Africa after spending nine amazing months in the small, Midwestern town of Kendallville. I was a Hoosier for almost a year, and I still hold that piece of my identity very dearly. The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program is fully-funded by the U.S. Department of State. Students are expected to be youth ambassadors, increasing mutual understanding. Students from the U.S. can apply, too. Application During my sophomore year, I submitted my YES application, took a few English tests, had two interviews and on Jan. 23, 2019, I received a phone call that changed my life.