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There’s a difference between learning a language and acquiring a language–in a natural way:


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Every year hundreds of foreign exchange students fill the empty nests of veteran parents. Is the experience mutually satisfying? 


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The 18-year old me spent the summer listening to Spanish lessons on vinyl records, obsessively checking the mailbox for news of...


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If you’re the mom of seven kids and your husband travels for work, what do you do? Host an exchange student, of course! While...


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I love to ask foreigners what they think of Americans. But how can we get them to tell us what they’re really thinking? Here are...


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When my oldest daughter was just two months old, my Spanish husband and I liquidated our life in Seattle and moved to Spain with...


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By ICES On May 29, 2020

ICES May Student of the Month

ICES would like to congratulate Maria from Spain for being selected as the ICES Student of the Month for May. Maria is being...


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

By ICES On May 26, 2020

ICES Video Contest Winners

New language. New foods. New customs. New family. New friends. New hobbies. For an exchange student, the list of new experiences...


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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...


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Tags: Host Families, Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student,

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...


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By ICES On April 17, 2020

ICES April Student of the Month

ICES is pleased to announce that Tuva from Norway has been selected as the Student of the Month for April. Tuva has spent her...


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

Can you imagine having all your kids studying abroad right when the coronavirus pandemic breaks out? That’s what happened to me:...


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