It seems cruel to limit a foreign teenager's contact with family and friends back home. Why on earth would anyone suggest such a...
Tags: Culture Shock, Youth Exchange, cultural understanding,
Cassandra Ross and her husband were expecting to host Kim, a lovely exchange student from Germany when… the unexpected happened....
Tags: Host Families, Cultural Exchange, Youth Exchange,
Cooking. Cleaning. Driving. Advising. Comforting. Cheering. Protecting. Host moms do a lot! We have the deepest admiration and...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Youth Exchange, Host mom,
Ivona Vanekova has been selected as the ICES Student of the Month for April. Ivona is from Prievidza, Slovakia and is living with...
Tags: Exchange Student, Student of the Month, Youth Exchange
Sometimes love is found in the most unexpected places. We at ICES hear about students' and host families’ wonderful,...
The 18-year old me spent the summer listening to Spanish lessons on vinyl records, obsessively checking the mailbox for news of...
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...
When my oldest daughter was just two months old, my Spanish husband and I liquidated our life in Seattle and moved to Spain with...
ICES would like to congratulate Maria from Spain for being selected as the ICES Student of the Month for May. Maria is being...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student of the Month,
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...
ICES is pleased to announce that Tuva from Norway has been selected as the Student of the Month for April. Tuva has spent her...
Tags: Exchange Student, Student of the Month, Youth Exchange
Each fall, I welcome a new group of exchange students to the Oregon coast and watch them begin the process of adapting to their...
