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....
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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....
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Cooking. Cleaning. Driving. Advising. Comforting. Cheering. Protecting. Host moms do a lot! We have the deepest admiration and...
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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...
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...
Sometimes love is found in the most unexpected places. We at ICES hear about students' and host families’ wonderful,...
