This is the emergency message I received from Maria:
“Can you help me? I think my host mom is crazy. She yelled at me for no...
Tags: cultural values
World Gratitude Day is September 21. This is a perfect occasion for host families and exchange students to compare notes: how do...
Tags: cultural values, cross-cultural gratitude, gratitude in India,
In 1984, one man tried to tell the world what makes Americans tick. It was his job to prepare foreign visitors for culture shock...
Tags: cultural values, American values
From my ICES lookout post in Europe, I’m scanning the news: what’s happening with student exchange? Is anyone going to don a mask...
Wouldn’t it be fun to have a good friend in Spain?
Tags: Host Families, Exchange Student, Host an exchange student,
There’s a difference between learning a language and acquiring a language–in a natural way:
Tags: Exchange Student, Study Abroad, Travel,
Every year hundreds of foreign exchange students fill the empty nests of veteran parents. Is the experience mutually satisfying?
Tags: Host Families, Exchange Student, Host an exchange student
I love to ask foreigners what they think of Americans. But how can we get them to tell us what they’re really thinking? Here are...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Travel,
When my oldest daughter was just two months old, my Spanish husband and I liquidated our life in Seattle and moved to Spain with...
What is a Spanish Omelette? It’s not like an omelette in the USA. So, here’s a hint: it’s called “tortilla de patata” or “potato...
Has quarantine homeschooling pushed you to your limits? Why not put the schoolbooks away and take your kids on a virtual trip...
Tags: Sheltering Tips, Kids, Travel,
Can you imagine having all your kids studying abroad right when the coronavirus pandemic breaks out? That’s what happened to me:...
