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Tags: Cultural Exchange
“Have you tried cow’s tongue?”
This question came up as a group of friends was asking me about which typical Chilean foods I’d...
Have you ever wondered why families invite a foreign teen to live with them for 5-10 months? And why many families do it over and...
Tags: Host Families, Youth Exchange, Host an exchange student,
Arrival day is almost here! Of all the exciting parts of hosting an exchange student, this might be my favorite. I love that...
Many families think that hosting an exchange student requires taking them on big trips to famous places. And while most students...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Host an exchange student, Student Experience
The summer months are the perfect time to start getting to know this fascinating teenager that will soon become part of your...
Tags: Host Families, Exchange Student, Host an exchange student
ICES is very proud to introduce our February Student of the Month, Matilde Eleonori from Piacenza, Italy. “Mati” lives with the...
We are pleased to introduce you to the ICES Student of the Month for January, Olivia Ganbat from Stockholm, Sweden. Olivia lives...
Tags: StudentoftheMonth
Leonie Laffitte has been selected as the ICES Student of the Month for November. Leonie is from Castres, France and is living...
ICES staff members spend their days providing exchange students with the valuable opportunity to learn, experience, and enjoy a...
In preparation for Thanksgiving, we launched a photo contest in which we asked our students and host families to share captioned...
Tags: Host Families, Host an exchange student, Student Experience,
A few weeks ago, we shared our students' first impressions of life in the U.S. Now we'll give our host families a turn to share...