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Ivona Vanekova has been selected as the ICES Student of the Month for April. Ivona is from Prievidza, Slovakia and is living with...


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Tags: Exchange Student, Student of the Month, Youth Exchange

By ICES On April 27, 2021

Meet Our Scholarship Winners!

We are pleased to introduce this year's scholarship winners and share their winning essays. Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders,...


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Tags: Scholarships, cultural understanding

By Brad Owens On April 17, 2021

Dad to Dad

Ok, first, before I get into the meat of this little discussion, I just want to say: I get it. I’ve been there. A friend of your...


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Tags: Host Families, Host an exchange student, Reasons to host

Do you dream of visiting Spain one day? Hosting an exchange student from this warm, fun-loving Mediterranean country could be a...


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Your exchange student from Spain should make you a paella. Every Spanish teenager knows that, but many will procrastinate until...


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Tags: International Cooking

Jaime Barea Velez has been named the ICES Student of the Month for March. Jaime is from Seville, Spain and is living with the...


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Any parent of a rambunctious toddler will tell you that their child's favorite word is "mine". Lacking the conceptual knowledge...


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Tags: Scholarships, cultural understanding

Are you a fan of all things Italian? You might love to host a student from Italy, but read this first!

Every year hundreds of...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, cultural understanding

We are proud to introduce Jana Dieckmann as our Student of the Month for February. Jana is from Gifhorn, Germany and is living...


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Tags: Exchange Student, Student of the Month

Is hosting an exchange student a good way to make a friend in Korea? Definitely! But do look before you leap...

Jasmine (2nd from...


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Tags: Host an exchange student, Reasons to host, cultural understanding

When two things working together are a perfect fit, the analogies used to describe what that feels and looks like are abundant:...


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Thomas Schaper has been named the ICES Student of the Month for January. Thomas is from Berlin, Germany and is living with the...


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Tags: StudentoftheMonth

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