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Exchange Alumni: your exchange experience doesn’t end when you return home. Your exchange program helped you build skills, form lasting relationships, and develop ideas that continue to benefit your home communities. Staying connected through the Exchange Alumni community turns those experiences into meaningful collaboration, career growth, and opportunities to give back—through mentoring, volunteering, and supporting projects that strengthen the United States and the world. By joining the Alumn

Exchange students bring unique cultural perspectives provide the opportunity for host families and communities to learn about another culture, share food, holidays and traditions, and build bonds that will last a lifetime. Here’s one high school student’s experience traveling from Ghana to live with an American host family. TUNE IN! ⬇ Become a host family today through the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program: hosting.state.gov. | Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State

This Texan host dad has hosted 47(!) exchange students in his home. On Facebook Live, Mr. Jones and his exchange students shared advice for future exchange students and host families. Watch the full discussion and see how hosting can make a difference: bit.ly/FBliveTX | Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State