Testimonials
by ICES Field Staff
Select any of the testimonials below to learn what ICES Field Staff have to say about working with Students and Host Families for ICES!
I’m extremely proud of these students and the school district that has welcomed them
I’m extremely proud of these students and the school district that has welcomed them The United Local School District in Northeast Ohio may be a small, rural, school, but it is seeing big things ...
Being an exchange student is all about accepting the unexpected
Being an exchange student is all about accepting the unexpected Being an exchange student is all about accepting the unexpected twists and turns that come about during the year. When Ilja left ...
Educator promotes international student exchange in Owensboro
Educator promotes international student exchange in Owensboro Owensboro Times, Owensboro, Kentucky, March 12, 2019by Jessica Jones / author Encouraging students to explore other cultures ...
So proud of this small school
So proud of this small school Hello there! Here is a recent photo from this week that made me so proud of this small school. The school surprised the exchange students over the weekend by ...
What do the Vegas Golden Knights and my Exchange Students have in common?
What do the Vegas Golden Knights and my Exchange Students have in common? Everything! What a year to come to Vegas as an Exchange Student! We have a new hockey team, the Vegas ...
Meet Hanna Doyle of International Cultural Exchange Services in Houston Metropolitan Area
Meet Hanna Doyle of International Cultural Exchange Services in Houston Metropolitan Area VoyageHouston, Houston, Texas, February 14, 2018 Today we’d like to introduce you to Hanna Doyle. ...
“We’re keeping him, right?”
“We’re keeping him, right?” Our family has hosted twelve students over the past 10 years, plus other short stays. It’s been very positive for our family and we feel ...
‘Tis the Season!
‘Tis the Season! This holiday season has been even more special thanks to our Danish Exchange Student Morten and his family! They sent us a package in November that contained their Danish ...
Working as Local Coordinators for ICES…
Working as Local Coordinators for ICES brought the wonderful opportunity to participate in this year’s annual incentive trip to Italy! Having never been to Italy before, we were ...
Hosting exchange students has really become a part of our lives…
Hosting exchange students has really become a part of our lives… …it is just who we are!! Each young person who has come and spent 10 to 12 months with us has definitely enriched our ...
“I am so grateful for this opportunity …”
“I am so grateful for this opportunity …” On our yearly incentive trip with ICES in Belgium, I was very lucky to meet up with two of my very first students when I was a Local Coordinator ...
From the view of a Local Coordinator
From the view of a Local Coordinator I would first like to say I am not biased at ALL, however, I work with some of the most wonderful, caring and loving people in Teresa Kelly and Kim ...
“One of the most rewarding things that our family has done”
“one of the most rewarding things that our family has done” When our family hosted our first student 13 years ago we had no idea of what kind of impact it would have on our lives. Over the ...
Thank You … for opening your heart and home
Thank You … for opening your heart and home Last night I was finally able to spend some time with Emma’s parents and her host family. Lisa and Tomas flew all the way from Sweden to ...
As the single mom of two young kids, our family accidentally fell into hosting a high school exchange student…
As the single mom of two young kids, our family accidentally fell into hosting a high school exchange student … … and it’s been the most wonderful blessing. I’d worked ...
It has to be hard – It cannot be easy
It has to be hard – It cannot be easy It always amazes me how teenagers from foreign countries can go to a totally different culture, live with total strangers, go to school and ...