A few weeks ago, we shared our students' first impressions of life in the U.S. Now we'll give our host families a turn to share...
What if you could make a life-changing impact on a young person, enrich your local school and community, and bring some fun and...
Thinking about hosting an exchange student? Or just curious about how it all works? We've rounded up our most commonly asked...
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Cassidy and Chris Miller have just said good-bye to Jose from Barcelona. He is one more international son that has lived with...
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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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Jasmine (2nd from...
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Jami Dauphin once thought her life was rather conventional - even a tad boring. It was nothing special, to be sure. Or was it?
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...
Wouldn’t it be fun to have a good friend in Spain?
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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...
When my oldest daughter was just two months old, my Spanish husband and I liquidated our life in Seattle and moved to Spain with...
