--- title: ICES Blog | StudentoftheMonth description: StudentoftheMonth | This blog is our means of sharing what we love most—seeing exchange students, host families, and the global community growing closer together through youth exchange. It’s also a way for us to do what we love to do—provide support to students and host families to help them have the best experience possible, and help those who are not (yet) an exchange student or host family understand why they should consider getting involved. --- [![ices@2x](https://blog.icesusa.org/hs-fs/hubfs/ICES_Logo_%20sm_wht.png?width=77&name=ICES_Logo_%20sm_wht.png)](https://www.icesusa.org/)   - [INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS](https://www.icesusa.org/international-student-exchange-programs/) - [HOST A STUDENT](https://www.icesusa.org/host-a-student-overview/) - [AMERICAN STUDENTS](https://www.icesusa.org/american-student-exchange-programs/) - [WORK WITH US](https://www.icesusa.org/student-exchange-careers-and-partnerships/) - [ABOUT US](https://www.icesusa.org/about-us-overview/) - [CONTACT US](https://www.icesusa.org/contact-ices/) - [BLOG](https://blog.icesusa.org) [Let's Talk](https://blog.icesusa.org/contact)subscribe ### I’d like to learn more about Campaign Creators! # Welcome to Our Blog, It's Good to See You Subscribe to our blog today! ### Pick a topic, any topic. - [Recent Posts](https://blog.icesusa.org) ![](https://blog.icesusa.org/hubfs/Kari%20Owens%20headshot2.png) By [Kari Owens](https://blog.icesusa.org/author/kari-owens) On March 1, 2022 ## [February Student of the Month](https://blog.icesusa.org/february-student-of-the-month) ICES is very proud to introduce our February Student of the Month, Matilde Eleonori from [Piacenza, Italy](https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-things-piacenza-italy/). “Mati” lives with the... *( read )* Tags: [Exchange Student](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/exchange-student), [StudentoftheMonth](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/studentofthemonth), [Youth Exchange](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/youth-exchange) ![](https://blog.icesusa.org/hubfs/Kari%20Owens%20headshot2.png) By [Kari Owens](https://blog.icesusa.org/author/kari-owens) On February 1, 2022 ## [January Student of the Month](https://blog.icesusa.org/january-student-of-the-month) We are pleased to introduce you to the ICES Student of the Month for January, Olivia Ganbat from [Stockholm, Sweden](https://www.visitstockholm.com/). Olivia lives... *( read )* Tags: [StudentoftheMonth](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/studentofthemonth) ![](https://blog.icesusa.org/hubfs/Brenda%20headshot.jpg) By [Brenda Padilla Ericksen](https://blog.icesusa.org/author/brenda-padilla-ericksen) On May 14, 2021 ## [Host Families Have More Fun!](https://blog.icesusa.org/host-families-have-more-fun) We take too much in life for granted! That is why hosting an exchange student makes life so much more fun: - **Your ordinary meals**... *( read )* Tags: [Welcome Family](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/welcome-family), [Host Families](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/host-families), [StudentoftheMonth](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/studentofthemonth), ![](https://blog.icesusa.org/hubfs/Logo%20Big.png) By [ICES](https://blog.icesusa.org/author/ices) On January 22, 2021 ## [ICES Student of the Month - January 2021](https://blog.icesusa.org/ices-student-of-the-month-january-2021) Thomas Schaper has been named the ICES Student of the Month for January. Thomas is from Berlin, Germany and is living with the... *( read )* Tags: [StudentoftheMonth](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/studentofthemonth) ![](https://blog.icesusa.org/hubfs/Logo%20Big.png) By [ICES](https://blog.icesusa.org/author/ices) On November 20, 2020 ## [ICES Student of the Month - November 2020](https://blog.icesusa.org/ices-student-of-the-month-november-2020) ICES extends heartfelt congratulations to Ettore Sabbatini for being selected as the ICES Student of the Month for November!... *( read )* Tags: [StudentoftheMonth](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/studentofthemonth) ![](https://blog.icesusa.org/hubfs/Logo%20Big.png) By [ICES](https://blog.icesusa.org/author/ices) On October 26, 2020 ## [ICES Student of the Month - October 2020](https://blog.icesusa.org/ices-student-of-the-month-october-2020) **ICES would like to congratulate** **Eliška Loubrova for being selected as the Student of the Month for October!**  Eliška is from the [...](https://wikitravel.org/en/Czech_Republic) *( read )* Tags: [StudentoftheMonth](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/studentofthemonth) ### Posts by Tag - [Cultural Exchange (141)](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/cultural-exchange) - [Exchange Student (106)](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/exchange-student) - [Host Families (97)](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/host-families) - [Host an exchange student (78)](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/host-an-exchange-student) - [Youth Exchange (68)](https://blog.icesusa.org/tag/youth-exchange) ## Subscribe to Our Blog Today! ![Boris\_ICES\_Ads](https://blog.icesusa.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Boris_ICES_Ads.png?width=749&height=698&name=Boris_ICES_Ads.png) - [INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS](https://www.icesusa.org/international-student-exchange-programs/) - [HOST A STUDENT](https://www.icesusa.org/host-a-student-overview/) - [AMERICAN STUDENTS](https://www.icesusa.org/american-student-exchange-programs/) - [WORK WITH US](https://www.icesusa.org/student-exchange-careers-and-partnerships/) - [ABOUT US](https://www.icesusa.org/about-us-overview/) - [CONTACT US](https://www.icesusa.org/contact-ices/) - [BLOG](https://blog.icesusa.org/) © 2019 ICES - INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE SERVICES - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.