1. Why Should You Host a YES Exchange Student?

   

   Mohamad discovered his love for chemistry in the United States. He wasn't able to learn in a lab until he came to study with the YES exchange program. What he's done since then is truly remarkable.

2. Participant Experiences

   

   Photos and quotes from participants of ECA exchange programs.

3. The Rhythm Road - Bluegrass Band The Student Loan

   

   Members of the bluegrass band, The Student Loan, talk about their trip to Asia as part of The Rhythm Road.

4. Paralympic Sport Club Director Had an Exchange of a Lifetime

   

   Cindy Housner, a Sports Diplomacy grantee participant to Brazil and Director of a Paralymic Sport Club, tells us what living without limits means to her.

5. Women's Equality in Ecuador

   

   Maria Cristina Kronfle, an International Visitor from Ecuador, is working to improve participation of women with disabilities in the public sphere.

6. Connecting Cultures to Combat Climate Change

   

   A recent Museums Connect exchange brought students and museum professionals from Mongolia together with contemporaries in the U.S. to gain deeper understanding of climate change around the world.

7. IVLP Recognizes Peace Corps 50th Anniversary

   

   In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the PeaceCorps, emerging leaders from 50 different countries were nominated to take part in a special initiative of the International Visitor Leadership Program called "The Spirit of Volunteerism."

8. 5-piece Jazz Rock Band Aberdeen

   

   I worked for the US State Department as a Jazz Diplomat

9. Youth TechCamp

   

   The U.S. Department of State hosted the first Youth TechCamp in Washington, D.C. for 21 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program alumni

10. Dance! Diplomacy in Motion

    

    Check out the four dance companies scheduled to tour around the globe in 2012 as part of the U.S. Department of State's DanceMotion USA program.

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