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  1. New Jersey Host Mother’s Sons "Enriched" by Exchange Students

    Claire Mattern was unaware at the time that a newspaper advertisement calling for host families would change the course of her life, but ten years later she is still hosting international exchange students.

  2. Using Music and Conversation to Reach Students on the Black Sea

    David, an English Language Fellow at the National Technical University in Sevastopol, Ukraine teaches English to international students, helping them to “be critical, creative, and compassionate global citizens.”

  3. From Basketball to Government, Host Family Teaches CBYX Student All About Kentucky

    Betty Patterson and her husband Hubert never thought about being a host family.

  4. FLEX Student of the Month – April 2018

    We are pleased to announce Julia Kubiak, an ASSE-placed FLEX Student from Poland, as the April 2018 Student of the Month.

  5. FLEX Student of the Month – February 2014

    Gavharkhon is not only an excellent student but a talented singer as well, participating in her school choir and singing in local community events in Tajik and in English.

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    March American Abroad Student of the Month

    Joey Johnson, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s March 2019 American Abroad Student of the Month
  7. Exchange Student Aspires to New Heights

    On a chilly October day, Azima found herself dangling on a harness, higher than a house, supported by a group of people gripping ropes below. "And then they let go!"

  8. YES Student “Another Son” to Indiana Host Family

    "He called me ‘Mom,’ and now when we talk on the phone every Sunday he calls me ‘Mom 2’."

  9. American Abroad Student of the Month - February 2016

    Matt’s commitment to immersing himself into his host community and his love for Bosnia are highlighted in press and TV interviews. Matt is learning to play a traditional instrument (the tamburica), participates in religious and social events and workshops, volunteers at the local soup kitchen, kindergarten, high school association, and the U.S. Embassy’s American Corner, and is learning how to make traditional dishes.

  10. FLEX Student of the Month – December 2018

    We are pleased to announce Djordje Popovic from Serbia as the CIEE-placed FLEX December Student of the Month!

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