Becca’s Time at the YES Civic Education Workshop
From February 22-28, 2020 almost 100 YES students participated in the first YES Civic Education Workshop of 2020 in Washington, DC. Six...
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- Jan 24, 2020
- 2 min
Deepanshu’s Trip to the Kennedy Space Center
This Christmas I got the best gift of my life from my host family. I went to my grandparents’ house in Florida for a week with my host...
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- Jan 16, 2020
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Mercy’s Weather Adjustment
Before I came to the United States, I asked some of the Nigerian alumni to tell me some fun facts about Iowa. The first thing everyone...
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- Dec 20, 2019
- 2 min
Mohamed’s American Football Season
Mohamed got a taste of one of America’s favorite past times during the first half of his exchange year: football. Mohamed from Egypt...
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- Nov 15, 2019
- 5 min
Farnaiza’s Experience at World Food Prize
The world’s population is going to hit 9.7 billion by 2050 and when that time comes, the world may not be able to sustain the amount of...
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- Nov 15, 2019
- 7 min
Where Are They Now? Part Two
We know it’s hard to forget an exchange student once they finish their year here in the United States, especially as a host family....
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- Oct 9, 2019
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Where Are They Now? Part One
As our many host families know, you never forget your exchange student, and are often left wondering “What are they up to now?” At IRIS,...
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- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: WARDA BELEM
By Warda Belem (YES 2017-2018, Mali, hosted by IRIS in Shenandoah, IA) Originally posted on the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study...
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- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: MUSSA MBUGI
By Mussa Mbugi (YES 2012-2013, Tanzania, recruited by IRIS, hosted by ASEE in Redmond, OR) Originally posted on the Kennedy-Lugar Youth...
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- May 8, 2019
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CPR Training in Tunisia
It’s not often we are presented a situation where our presence could mean the difference between life and death for someone. However, few...
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