My dream came true! “I planned to be an exchange student ever since I was a little girl. This exchange semester has been the most incredible experience ever. I am so grateful for my host family! They are smart, kind and beautiful family. I learned so much from them. I am sure these moments with them will be … Read More
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 meet her amazing host family and see their little girl. We laughed and cried reminiscing about our lives. 10 months ago I was … Read More
The power of One
By Misty Howse, Gui’s host mother and ICES Local Coordinator in Alabama I yelled from the sidelines, so excited, as Guilherme (Gui) scored the first two goals of the game for the Cullman Bearcats in the 3rd round of state playoffs. Just three days earlier, he had made the winning goal that pushed his team on toward the … Read More
EXCHANGE STUDENTS TAKE PART IN FESTIVAL
Every April for the past 60 plus years, Wilmington, NC has hosted the North Carolina Azalea Festival. Wilmington just happens to be the azalea capitol of North Carolina. This is a demonstration of southern charm at its finest. A large part of the festival are the Azalea Belles. Over a 120 young women, high school juniors and seniors, serve … Read More
My American experience…
Hey, my name is Rebeka and I am an exchange student, living in Brandon, Mississippi. I am from a small town in Slovakia, where my whole family lives and where I have the best friends I could ever wish for! When I heard about the opportunity to write an article about me being in USA, I didn’t hesitate for a … Read More
“Where in the world is Guillem?“
I remember the beginning of this experience as a normal day of school in my town of Sant Cugat, Barcelona. I arrived home, to find my parents sitting in front the computer, this is not normal. As I proceeded to greet them, they told me that they had something important to tell me…I had a new family! A family … Read More
Chaos? What Chaos?
The Weiler family experience hosting a foreign exchange student Four kids, two in high school and two in grade school; a farm with around 75 animals, not counting the dog and two cats; all the goings on of daily life with a couple of parents who work full time. If that’s not enough chaos, we have recently relocated from … Read More
When I was 12 I decided I wanted to travel the world, meeting people, knowing about a different culture, learning new languages…
My name is Luisa and I’m a foreign exchange student from Brazil. I live in Ontario, Wisconsin with the Finley family and go to Brookwood High School. When I was 12 I decided I wanted to travel the world, meeting people, knowing about a different culture, learning new languages… Doing this High School program was what I always wanted … Read More
PAULA: I know that it is a little bit late, but here is my report
PAULA: I know that it is a little bit late, but here is my report: On Thanksgiving day we went to Los Angeles, California to spend Thanksgiving dinner with Jackie’s family. I took a lot of pictures and they are so pretty. Then we went to Las Vegas and we were there for two days. It was awesome and so … Read More
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 with the international program for many years, been an exchange student myself and hosted students in my family when I was growing up. That being said, I felt intimidated to … Read More