What are your weekend plans with your host family?
Here’s Africa from Spain in Washington state, ready to jump into the weekend with her host family’s granddaughter!
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2018 Arrival Photo Contest Winners!
Few moments compare to the excited, anxious, joyful feeling of when our exchange students step off the plane and meet the people they’ll begin to call family! Being welcomed by warm, heartfelt and even silly signs eases the tension and allows the first words and hugs to be exchanged. Even after hours of travel, those … Continue reading
Learning a New Foreign Language – Tips and Tricks
This #WanderlustWednesday learn tips from Olivia who studied in Norway during high school and is now studying International Relations in college! Apply for Spring 2019 programs abroad by September 15th at aspectfoundation.org/study-abroad/. One of the most compelling reasons to study abroad in high school is the experiential learning opportunities you become a part of. Language … Continue reading
Voting Window is Open – 2018 Arrivals Photo Contest
Submissions are in! It’s now time to vote for your favorite welcome photo! Please read the instructions and rules below: *You can vote for multiple photos but only once per photo. *Once you are finished voting, simply close out of the window or browser and your votes will be recorded automatically. *There are many photos … Continue reading
Last Chance to Enter our Arrivals Photo Contest!
Last chance to be part of our annual photo contest!! Submissions will close this Sunday, September 9th at 11:59pm. Monday, September 10th will begin the voting window! If you haven’t already, here are the ways you can submit a photo: Use the hashtag #aspectarrival2018 on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter Tag us @AspectFoundation on any of our social … Continue reading
How High School Study Abroad Shapes You
On this #TravelTuesday, we get to hear from one of our former students, Olivia, who participated in a semester exchange in Norway in 2015 with Aspect Foundation! Olivia is currently a senior at American University in D.C. studying international relations. She has studied abroad three times since her exchange with Aspect and has just started … Continue reading
Throwback Thank You Thursday: Marcos from Brazil
This week’s Thank You Thursday is from a former student, Marcos from Brazil, who sent us an endearing letter of how fortunate and grateful he feels to have been an Aspect exchange student back in 2007! Below is a photo of Marcos, his American host family, and his Brazilian parents during his most recent trip … Continue reading
Welcoming Our Students – A Community Event!
We are in full arrival mode with our students flying in daily to meet their new American families and homes! Today we are shining the spotlight on a small community in Arizona that has been taking extra strides to help make their students feel welcome and included! Mardi, one of our lovely local coordinators in … Continue reading
