Oct 20, 20172 minYES Students in ArtWhere do you find your inspiration? What does it turn into? For two of our YES students, their inspiration comes from people and...
Oct 17, 20173 minNaufal’s Story: How Volunteering Can Change A LifeAs a part of each student’s year abroad, the student must complete some sort of volunteer service. Naufal, one of our YES students this...
Oct 13, 20172 minHaider’s Year AbroadIRIS thanks all of our host families past and present for giving our YES students the opportunity of a year abroad. Your generosity and...
Oct 10, 20172 minNigerian YES Alumni Clean Public LibraryYouth Exchange and Study (YES) alumni all across the globe continue efforts to improve their communities and their countries. From...
Oct 2, 20172 minOctober YES Student of the MonthOur Youth Exchange and Study (YES) students are all uniquely talented. These traits are what make them stick out among the crowd and...
Sep 26, 20172 minYES Alumna Named Winner of 2017 120 Under 40 CompetitionAs YES alumni return to their home countries every year, they continue efforts in helping resolve issues within their field of interest....
Sep 22, 20172 minTanzanian Alumni Excited to Welcome New Executive CommitteeIn late August, the Tanzania YES Alumni Association (TAYAA) held its second annual general meeting. This brought many new and exciting...
Sep 5, 20171 minAdel Rotary Club Funds Scholarship for South Sudan WomanWhile the picture isn’t the best quality, anyone can see that IRIS Executive Director, Del Christensen (center), was all smiles as he...
Aug 31, 20172 minHow to Celebrate Eid al-Adha with Your Exchange StudentStudying abroad, many foreign exchange students may be celebrating their culture’s holidays and traditions for the first time away from...
Aug 25, 20175 minYES Students Share Their First Day of School ExperiencesAs schools across the country got back into the swing of things this week, our 2017-18 YES participants swung at a new target: school in...