1. Flying High at Community College

   “For me, having a friendship family has been the best way to learn about American English and United States culture and history."

2. Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program

   The Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program offers foreign English teaching professionals the opportunity to the opportunity to take innovative, online university-level classes.

3. Metropolitan Museum of Art: New Galleries

   

   The U.S. Department of State is proud to collaborate with the Metropolitan Museum of Art on international outreach for the "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia."

4. A Parent's Perspective on Exchange

   “Some questions get answered ahead of time – some don’t,” explains Doug. “It takes a good degree of trust and sense of adventure to allow this whole thing to happen in the first place.”

5. Volunteerism in Latin America

   Nathaly's leadership mobilizes her peers to tackle Latin America’s most pressing issues.

6. Shaping the Future of Education in Azerbaijan

   Sevinj Mammadova, an alumna of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) and Edward S. Muskie Fellowship Program (Muskie) from Azerbaijan, is the February International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month.

7. Discovering the World, and Herself, in Malaysia

   As Hannah took part in unforgettable adventures like a trek through the jungle, she realized that the experience was changing her in ways she’d never expected. She was becoming more patient, more likely to experiment, and less likely to judge others. But most importantly, her need to communicate overcame everything.

8. Unpublished

   Soccer Envoys in Brazil: Getting More Women and Girls Involved in Soccer

   

   Brazil is a nation of soccer, but when it comes to women and girls’ participation in soccer, the numbers tell a different story.

9. Building a Future Through Technology

   Sura Mubarak is a true TechGirl—developing a robotics project to help people with hand disabilities control a computer and starting a volunteering organization. Sura knew that in order to pursue her love of robotics, a trip to the United States was in her future.

10. Inspired to Volunteer and Motivated to Change

    When Reham Al-Eryani applied to the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program she was motivated by a desire to experience American culture first-hand.

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