ICES Outbound Student returns from Ecuador

ICES Outbound Student returns from Ecuador ICES Outbound Alumni Sean from Cassville, Wisconsin recently returned from his semester abroad in Ecuador. Sean is a senior in High School and decided to spend the first semester of his senior year as an exchange student. Sean originally expressed interest in a semester in Brazil but ultimately decided that Ecuador was the best … Read More

Bozeman Foreign Exchange Student’s Experience

Bozeman Foreign Exchange Student’s Experience abc FOX Montana Montana Right Now Montana, February 23, 2015   BOZEMAN – A group of 50 high school students in the International Cultural Exchange Services are a little over half way done with their 10-month-long stay in Montana. Lisa Mensing is one of the high school exchange students who arrived in August. To learn … Read More

“The best experience of my life”

“The best experience of my life” “This program that I participated in was honestly the best experience of my life. The experience itself was amazing and I got the opportunity to make great friends for life and see a whole different country and experience another culture at a young age.” Sarah 🇦🇺 Exchange student from Australia Studied in Portland, Oregon

These experiences will always be with you…

These experiences will always be with you… “The ICES Study Abroad program is an excellent way to get out into the world, see new things, and meet new people. These experiences will always be with you and you will meet people who will forever be part of your life.” Katie 🇺🇸 ICES exchange student from the United States Studied in … Read More

A sister for Nyasia

A sister for Nyasia   Getting to the point of hosting my first exchange student is truly a funny story. I applied with ICES in early January 2013 and the application sat in a draft state until the very next year. Within a week of submitting my application the district leader reached out to me as she noticed that I … Read More

Opening your home

Opening your home Lumina News, North Carolina, January 14, 2015 by By Cole Dittmer   Each year a handful of families around the lower Cape Fear region open their homes to foreign exchange students from around the world through organizations like International Cultural Exchange Services. George Barley, ICES local coordinator for the tri-county area of New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender … Read More