Summer is the perfect time of the year to plan new experiences for your family during the upcoming school year and beyond! Before the school year begins, consider these two amazing ways to create lifelong memories for your family members by opening their eyes to a new culture, language, and perspective… Send your teenager on … Continue reading
Today, we shine the spotlight on a family that incorporates cultural exchange into their daily lives through a myriad of ways! Denise, one of our international coordinators and repeat host parent along with her son, John, give us some insight into what initially caught their family’s attention about the world of hosting and what has allowed … Continue reading
As the end of the school year draws near, so begins the period of transition when our wonderful exchange students prepare to return to their home country. While it can be difficult both for our students and their gracious host families, it is good to focus on all the growth, discovery, and newfound love that … Continue reading
Today we are shining the spotlight on the Boston family in Illinois and their exchange student, Lucia from Spain! My husband and I actually met while he was on a (college) exchange program at my university in Wales, in the United Kingdom. I had lived overseas as a child and both of us believed that, … Continue reading
Have you wondered what it would really be like to live and study in the USA? Watch below to hear why Martina from Italy is loving her exchange year! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more videos! If you would like to host a student like Martina or become an exchange … Continue reading
Today, we are shining the spotlight on a wonderful family who tells us how hosting multiple students at once and doing it year after year brings them reoccurring, unexpected joy and lasting friendships from around the world! This year, they have been hosting two boys, Filippo from Italy and Wences from Spain – an experience … Continue reading
Thinking about studying in the USA? What about hosting an international exchange student? Don’t take our word for how life-changing the experience can be for everyone involved. Hear it directly from Aspect students and families themselves! This week we have Renata from Brazil who is studying and living in Utah with her wonderful host family! … Continue reading
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! Below are a few sweet lines by Juan from Colombia who is currently studying in North Carolina! … Continue reading
A large part of your exchange year includes trying new things, like food, activities, joining new clubs, and sometimes being apart of a high school sports team! Check out some of our exchange students who went out of their comfort zone to try something new. Want to be featured? Send your photos to exchange@aspectfoundation.org. Want … Continue reading
With a month left of the 2015-16 exchange year, our inbox has been overflowing with notes from Aspect Foundation students expressing their feelings as the year comes to a close. Today our post is written by Nimfe from The Netherlands, who shares tips for the new students arriving in September and thanks her host family for ‘making her American Dream come true’! Continue reading
