Hello World, Today is Spirit Cultural Exchange's 21st birthday! As we wrap up our yearlong 20th anniversary celebration, we wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on the difference... read more →
Spirit representative Anna Marie visited Duluth, MN this past summer to meet with our Host Employers and participants. Anna Marie was able to visit six different Host Employers and met... read more →
This October, Spirit staff member Suzanne was able to visit some of our Host Schools and BridgeUSA Exchange Teachers in Arizona. Suzanne spent time in Page and Parker, Arizona, where... read more →
Gloria and Caryn traveled to New Hampshire to visit several Host Employers and participants this summer. It was a whirlwind trip through 8 towns, 10 Host Employers, 9 housing sites... read more →
This summer, Julie and Madison visited some of Spirit's Host Employers in Michigan to meet participants and supervisors and take some of the participants out for pizza. Julie and... read more →
Spirit Cultural Exchange is proud to be one of the founding sponsors of Exchange Day, a nationwide celebration of the power of international exchange. Since 2014, communities across the country... read more →
At Spirit, we love having the opportunity to meet our participants in person to hear about their BridgeUSA program experience firsthand. For our Work and Travel participants in Old Orchard... read more →
We recently interviewed Kathleen Gault and Rich Baader, the founders of Spirit Cultural Exchange. They started Spirit in 2002 with the mission to develop a "spirit" of international peace and... read more →
The Spirit team loves to visit our Summer Work Travel participants and Host Employers! This summer, we made a few visits to Wisconsin – our lively neighbor to the North!... read more →
Presenting BridgeUSA: Connecting Global Leaders, Creating Lasting Impact From global exposure and mastering a new language, to building self-confidence and preparing for university life, the benefits of exchange programs are... read more →