Spirit Cultural Exchange News

Dear exchange community,  International students have visited our communities for years. Learning our culture. Working in your businesses. Becoming our friends. Now, the J-1 Summer

Spirit Cultural Exchange recently hosted the first Okoboji International Student Outreach Program (ISOP). ISOPs are common in regions that host a large number of J1

Our exchange community has done a great job engaging the House these past few weeks. Now our attentions turn to the senate. We need to

February 10, 2017 Dear Cultural Exchange Community, The USA is definitely in a period of self-assessment about our immigration and visa policies. While the immigration

On October 26, 2016, Spirit staff members heard U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak at a Chicago Council on Global Affairs event. Secretary of State

After attending the Alliance for International Exchange’s Annual Meeting, I left feeling (re)inspired about our field –that our collective efforts are an important part of

In addition to the Summit meetings and programming, the participants spent time exploring Washington D.C. “This was my first time visiting Washington D.C, first time

The purpose of the summit was to empower the participants to make effective changes in their communities. “The main point of the Civic Leadership Summit

When: July 26th and 27th, 2016Event: Madison Wisconsin Capitol tour and University of Wisconsin tourNationalities: China, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Russia, and Moldova This