When a student comes from another country to study in the United States, it can be one of the greatest challenges that student will ever face. When you participate in the BFIS Program, you gain a friend from another country, learn about another culture, and give the best gift you can give another --friendship! You also serve as a personal ambassador of the United States, often correcting misconceptions people from other countries have gotten through television and movies about the way people live in the United States.