The latest and greatest on issues of cultural exchange
September 21, 2020
Although some exchange students are here in the U.S. for the 2020-2021 school year, most had to cancel or defer as exchange organizations and schools canceled Fall 2020 programs. But before those decisions were made, many host families and students had begun to make connections. Those connections are continuing, even though students are not physically
August 19, 2020
It’s been a challenging few months for adults and students of all ages around the world. If you are a parent of school-aged children, we know you are probably tearing your hair out right now as your children start school, either in-person or at home. If you are a teacher, we know your summer has
July 23, 2020
Almost four months ago, our exchange program (and others) sent hundreds of high school exchange students home early because of COVID-19. We all hoped for the best for Fall. We did a blog post asking ourselves and our readers if high school exchange students would be able to come this Fall. We thought about where
July 16, 2020
It’s been a crazy week in the world of international education.The Bad NewsThe Trump administration’s policy announcement from June 23, 2020, regarding the suspension of international short-term work-related exchange programs remains in effect. The visas that are included in the suspension affects those covering internship, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, and summer work travel
June 24, 2020
The White House issued an Executive Order this past Monday (June 22nd) suspending entry into the U.S. through the end of 2020 for anyone participating in a number of international short-term work-related exchange programs. While the EO does not directly affect high school exchange students, it is worth a quick review to understand what it
May 18, 2020
Yesterday my trusty calendar reminded me about an event that would have taken place in another world … in the world as we knew it before Covid-19. I sat there for a minute staring at that popup on my laptop, remembering that world.In that other universe, we would have had our exchange student group “farewell”
April 30, 2020
We have a different sort of post today, given our current lives.Placing Bets on the FutureWe’re all placing bets on the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic … in our personal lives, our jobs, and our financial situations. We all want to know whether the emergency will fade away in a few months, or whether it
April 5, 2020
The link below is to a podcast that is worth listening to. It’s not directly about international education or exchange students, but indirectly I think it’s relevant. It’s certainly food for thought. There have been so many debates over the past weeks about why some of the U.S. high school exchange programs chose to return
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