Aspect Foundation’s inbox is flooded with notes from students expressing their gratitude for the experience they have had on student exchange. On Thursdays, we post one of these notes, sharing the “warm fuzzies” with all of you! Today’s Thank You Thursday is from Nicola from Italy, living in Nebraska. “Hi Julie, I choose to write … Continue reading
Last month, we received a special letter from one of our former exchange students, Emmi. The letter traveled all the way from Finland with an important message for you 🙂 Dear exchange students, I have something important to share with you. The year you’re living right now in the US is one of the greatest gifts you’ll … Continue reading
Kristin from Norway is experiencing America in Washington for the 2015-16 academic year. In celebration of International Education Week, she shares with us 6 things she learned as an exchange student. 1. I take too much for granted. It sounds weird, but at home, we really live in a bubble. We have a good life. We know … Continue reading
Sometimes, the right people just fall into the right place at the right time in our lives. We call it meant to be, and this is how Karen describes her family and Adriana from Italy. “We were not looking to host,” Karen says. “But when Jodi [Aspect’s Field Manager in Washington] described Adriana to me, … Continue reading
About guest blogger: Juliette is an Aspect exchange student from France currently living her American Dream in Illinois. In hopes to encourage American high school students to study abroad and gain a life-changing experience like her, she shared with us 10 reasons why American high school students should study abroad in France! She is also participating in … Continue reading
Last week, an Aspect exchange student’s artwork was featured at the Holland Museum in Michigan. The talented artist is Julia from Germany. “It was a school project in US History. We had to represent our own definition of ‘What is an American.’ Then, we voted for the best one in class, and mine won!” Julia … Continue reading
It has now been 6 years since I left Norway to live in the U.S. for a year as an exchange student. Not a single day goes by without me having some sort of reminder or memory from my time there. A year abroad inspired a life abroad. Since Kentucky, I have yet to move … Continue reading
