A few years ago, the Browns' first exchange student literally stormed out of their home, leaving them heartbroken. Fortunately,...
Tags: Host Families, Cultural Exchange
Do you want your host family to adore you? Then this post is for you!
Tags: Cultural Exchange, American values, Gratitude in the USA
In honor of Exchange Student #7 joining our family, I thought it would be fun to take a little trip down Memory Lane. . . I'm...
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Jill Bonin was a mom with a mission: connect her son and daughter – adopted from Korea – with their homeland in meaningful ways....
Tags: Host Families, Cultural Exchange, Homeland Tour Korea,
Cassandra Ross and her husband were expecting to host Kim, a lovely exchange student from Germany when… the unexpected happened....
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For our exchange students, spring is the time to reflect back on their exchange: the experiences, adventures, and life lessons....
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Study Abroad, videocontest,
Cooking. Cleaning. Driving. Advising. Comforting. Cheering. Protecting. Host moms do a lot! We have the deepest admiration and...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Youth Exchange, Host mom,
Every year hundreds of...
Around the world gift-giving traditions vary on special occasions of all kinds. Who gives gifts to whom? When? How should a gift...
ICES is pleased to announce that Cailin Valtink has been selected as the ICES Student of the Month for December. Cailin is from...
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It all began as an experiment: what would German exchange students like to make or bake for their American host families?
2020 has been different from any other year we can remember. From toilet paper shortages to murder hornets to COVID-19 and social...
