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YES Students in Art

Where do you find your inspiration? What does it turn into? For two of our YES students, their inspiration comes from people and...

Naufal’s Story: How Volunteering Can Change A Life

As a part of each student’s year abroad, the student must complete some sort of volunteer service. Naufal, one of our YES students this...

Haider’s Year Abroad

IRIS thanks all of our host families past and present for giving our YES students the opportunity of a year abroad. Your generosity and...

Nigerian YES Alumni Clean Public Library

Youth Exchange and Study (YES) alumni all across the globe continue efforts to improve their communities and their countries. From...

October YES Student of the Month

Our Youth Exchange and Study (YES) students are all uniquely talented. These traits are what make them stick out among the crowd and...

YES Alumna Named Winner of 2017 120 Under 40 Competition

As YES alumni return to their home countries every year, they continue efforts in helping resolve issues within their field of interest....

Tanzanian Alumni Excited to Welcome New Executive Committee

In late August, the Tanzania YES Alumni Association (TAYAA) held its second annual general meeting. This brought many new and exciting...

Adel Rotary Club Funds Scholarship for South Sudan Woman

While the picture isn’t the best quality, anyone can see that IRIS Executive Director, Del Christensen (center), was all smiles as he...

How to Celebrate Eid al-Adha with Your Exchange Student

Studying abroad, many foreign exchange students may be celebrating their culture’s holidays and traditions for the first time away from...

YES Students Share Their First Day of School Experiences

As 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...