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By Brad Owens On February 14, 2022

Share the Love Winners

In preparation for Valentine's Day, we ran a photo contest in which we asked our exchange students to submit a photo showing us...


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Tags: Host Families, Host an exchange student, Student Experience,

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has almost arrived. 

We’ve been yelling at the TV for months watching the games. We’ve been...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, cultural understanding,

By Marie Langer On January 22, 2022

A Lifetime Experience

My name is Marie Langer. I’m a 17-year-old French teenager and my biggest dream was always to be an exchange student in the US. I...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student Experience

By Kari Owens On November 24, 2021

Pictures of Gratitude

In preparation for Thanksgiving, we launched a photo contest in which we asked our students and host families to share captioned...


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Tags: Host Families, Host an exchange student, Student Experience,

Have you ever wondered what it's like for an exchange student to arrive in the U.S.? What cultural differences stand out to them?...


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Tags: Student Experience

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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Tags: Host Families, Host an exchange student, Reasons to host,

For our exchange students, spring is the time to reflect back on their exchange: the experiences, adventures, and life lessons....


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Study Abroad, videocontest,

By ICES On May 7, 2021

A Tribute to Host Moms

Cooking. Cleaning. Driving. Advising. Comforting. Cheering. Protecting. Host moms do a lot! We have the deepest admiration and...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Youth Exchange, Host mom,

What better way to start their year in the U.S. than by traveling from coast to coast! After discussing the idea with both boys’...


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Tags: Student Experience

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