by Jaimee | Aug 28, 2025 | Blog, Hosting, Students
At 17, Lia Quinones is one of iE’s youngest recruiting local coordinators – but her earliest memory around student exchange was when she was just 13. Her mom, Regional Director Michelle Bakke, saw an ad on Facebook about hosting and asked Lia and her siblings what...
by Jaimee | Aug 7, 2025 | Blog, Hosting
Sara Fletcher has worked with exchange students for years – first as a Local Coordinator, and now as a Regional Director, where she oversees the placement and supervision of iE students in the Midwest USA, as well as several Southern states. She’s also a host...
by Jaimee | Jul 3, 2025 | Blog, Hosting, Schools, Students
Covering 3.8 million square miles and comprising over 340 million people, the United States is one of the largest countries in the world – and in every community across the USA, “sharing your America” looks a little bit different. So what are the things that make us...
by Jaimee | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog, Hosting
It’s true what they say about hosting — it’s not just a year in your life, it’s a whole lot of life packed into a year! We asked our 2024-25 host families to share their favorite memories from their experience. Scroll through to see the...
by Jaimee | May 19, 2025 | Blog, Students
The iE-USA Student Recognition Awards recognize students for their outstanding achievements in Academics, Athletics, Community, Volunteering, and as iE Ambassadors for their region in the U.S. Students currently on exchange in the U.S. were nominated by their host...
by Jaimee | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog, Students
Lia from Germany has always been interested in art. So when her high school art teacher informed their class about an upcoming visual arts competition in her host community, she knew she wanted to contribute. She submitted two pieces of visual art to the contest — a...
