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: Sofia from Spain (top left) Alice from Italy (bottom left) and Isabel from … 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
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
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
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
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
What do you know about Kazakhstan? This week we’re putting the spotlight on this Central Asian country. We have some fantastic students coming from Kazakhstan who are looking forward to starting their American adventure! Watch the video below to learn more fun facts about Kazakhstan and the adventurous journey Ayan experienced during his exchange year … Continue reading
