Pablo Presents at the YMCA!

Pablo Presents at the YMCA!

Exchange students accept a special responsibility to be ambassadors to their communities, tasked with the important job of representing their country to those they meet. We couldn’t be more proud of Pablo from Spain, who joined other international students to...
Hosted by a Hurricane…  {SURPRISE!}

Hosted by a Hurricane… {SURPRISE!}

Natural disasters don’t typically rank at the top of an exchange student’s bucket list! You can be sure that Hurricane Harvey took these four exchange students by surprise. But when much is lost, oddly enough, there is much to be gained in the aftermath....
Peace Day 2017: The Peace Crane Project

Peace Day 2017: The Peace Crane Project

Today, September 21, the exchange student community joins the world in prioritizing peace. The International Day of Peace, or “Peace Day,” is globally recognized as a day for all humanity to commit to upholding peace above all differences, and to...
Texas Exchange Student: “We Beat Harvey’s Darkness”

Texas Exchange Student: “We Beat Harvey’s Darkness”

Lea Radomski, an exchange student from Germany, arrived in Cypress, TX just weeks before Hurricane Harvey. Ironically, Lea left behind the devastation of a recent flood in her German hometown. Below she gives us a glimpse of her experience with her host family during...
Hello, My Name is Joey

Hello, My Name is Joey

Hello, my name is Joey, and I’m a German exchange student who was in the USA for a semester. About 4 and a half years ago, I took this one amazing journey that changed my whole life. When I first started thinking about becoming an exchange student, it wasn’t really...
At Home While Abroad

At Home While Abroad

Exchange Student’s Family Opens Their Doors to American Hosts  Guest blog by Mindy O’Bannon, Host Mom in Houston The thing about taking a long-awaited trip abroad to experience another culture and all the history that comes with it is you can’t really process it...