When my oldest daughter was just two months old, my Spanish husband and I liquidated our life in Seattle and moved to Spain with...
ICES would like to congratulate Maria from Spain for being selected as the ICES Student of the Month for May. Maria is being...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student of the Month,
New language. New foods. New customs. New family. New friends. New hobbies. For an exchange student, the list of new experiences...
Giving away money is fun. Making people smile is fun. Meeting a need is fun. So trust me when I say that all of us on the ICES...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Scholarships, cultural understanding,
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...
Branden and Amy Booher hadn’t planned on hosting an exchange student. As a young married couple in their 20’s, it simply wasn’t...
Each fall, I welcome a new group of exchange students to the Oregon coast and watch them begin the process of adapting to their...
Can you imagine having all your kids studying abroad right when the coronavirus pandemic breaks out? That’s what happened to me:...
Let’s do more. Let’s give back. That was the consensus during a planning meeting at ICES headquarters. This idea was different...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Scholarships
ICES congratulates Francesca from Italy for being selected as the Student of the Month for March! Francesca lives with the Yancey...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student of the Month
Dana Nordlander first became interested in hosting an exchange student after seeing an ad on Facebook. She and her husband,...
Tags: Host Families, Cultural Exchange
Two exchange students living with the same host family bring double the opportunity to learn about other cultures. This type of...
