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...
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- 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....
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- 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,...
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- 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...
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- 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....
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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....
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- 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,...
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- Oct 26, 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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