September may have come and gone but a wonderful exchange year is still ahead! Many of you have been tagging us in some awesome initial experiences as exchange students. Check out a few of your #firsts below! First days of School: Pedro from Brazil (top left in a grey t-shirt), Kian from Philippines (bottom left), … Continue reading
Aspect Foundation’s inbox is flooded with notes of gratitude for all who participate in cultural youth exchange. Today, Syeda from Pakistan studying with the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program sponsored by the US Department of State would like to convey gratitude toward her host family in Washington. Her sweet words remind us all how meaningful cultural … Continue reading
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
Today, we shine the spotlight on a family that incorporates cultural exchange into their daily lives through a myriad of ways! Andrea, one of our repeat host moms from North Carolina give us some insight into what initially caught her family’s attention about the world of hosting and what has allowed them to continue opening … Continue reading
More thank you notes continue to come in from students expressing their gratitude for the experience they’ve had during their exchange year. This week, Charlotte from Belgium would like to thank everyone who has made her exchange year the best one yet! I don’t know where to start. I lived in Michigan for over 9 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Last chance to be part of our annual photo contest 2019!! Submissions will close this Sunday, September 15th at 11:59pm. Monday, September 16th will begin the voting window! If you haven’t already, here is how you can submit a photo: Click on this link and fill out the form – woobox.com/t3tb4z Remember, only one welcome photo per host … Continue reading
More thank you notes continue to come in from students expressing their gratitude for the experience they’ve had during their exchange year. On Thursdays, we post one of these notes, sharing the “warm fuzzies” with all of you. For today’s #ThankYouThursday, Our former student Cholponai from Kyrgyzstan would like to say thank you to her … Continue reading
It’s an exciting time of year! Many of our exchange students are arriving, eager to meet their host families and see the place they’ll call home for the next year! Snapping a photo of that initial ‘meet and greet’ at the airport is a great way to preserve your first memory together. Make that memory … Continue reading
One of the most common assumptions people make about hosting an exchange student is that they can only host one student at a time. However, in many cases hosting two students at a time is possible if students speak different native languages and agree to a double placement. Today, we are shining the spotlight on a … Continue reading
