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Feb 15, 2018
3 min

What I Miss About Iowa

Annastazia Rutatina (YES alumna 2007-2008, Tanzania, hosted by IRIS in Pella, IA) recently wrote in to us to share what she misses most...

Feb 14, 2018
1 min

Happy Valentine’s Day, Iowa!

Although the weather is freezing and bleak, the warmth for Iowa continues to burn in the hearts of our Youth Exchange & Study students....

Feb 8, 2018
2 min

Iowa Student Global Leadership Conference 2018

Over the weekend of February 3rd, 2018, The Stanley Foundation hosted its 22nd Iowa Student Global Leadership Conference in Des Moines,...

Feb 1, 2018
2 min

IRIS Welcomes Two New Board Members, Marina Reasoner and Vani Meher Bojja

We are excited to welcome two new outstanding members to the IRIS board – Marina Reasoner and Vani Meher Bojja! Marina Reasoner Reasoner...

Jan 30, 2018
4 min

Why I Came Back to Iowa

Faith Aruwan (YES alumna 2012-2013, Nigeria, hosted by American Councils in Cedar Falls, IA) first came to Iowa as an exchange student....

Dec 11, 2017
2 min

An Exchange Experience to Remember

Ruth (current YES student, Ghana, hosted by IRIS) has been a wonderful student ambassador for her home country of Ghana since she...

Dec 5, 2017
2 min

YES Alumnus Draws the Public’s Attention to Public Health

Tanzania’s mountainous terrain can sometimes make it difficult for people to travel, especially Youth Exchange and Study (YES) alumni who...

Nov 16, 2017
3 min

Ten Years of Giving: How Hosting Can Change Lives

It can be difficult for people to consider opening their homes to strangers, especially when the stranger is from another country....

Nov 14, 2017
2 min

Building Bridges by Sharing Cultures

Learning about another country and its culture in high school isn’t something regularly in the curriculum. Even after high school,...

Oct 27, 2017
4 min

Lending a Helpful Hand: The Benue Flood Project

Ibrahim Ezekiel is the current president of the YES Alumni Association of Nigeria (YAAN). His efforts, alongside other alumni members,...

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