By Jillian Sims: High School Programs Outreach Manager Heather Tucker is a Local Coordinator with Greenheart Exchange in Idaho. Heather shares about a fun evening…
Host Families
Laurette interned with the Short-Term Programs department of Greenheart Exchange. She wanted to share her thoughts about her experience with us: I started my internship…
Chloe Hallard, from France, has been placed in Michigan from July 5th to August 15th on our Independent Homestay Program. She is volunteering a couple…
Tammy Zilinski coordinated a French group in East Dundee, Illinois this past July, that she believes created friendships that will last a lifetime. Tammy first…

Take advantage of the time you have: Reflections from a Summer Prep Program Participant
Prep Programs are homestay programs with intensive English language classes, designed for participants who will be continuing on as students for the full year at…
In Mieceszslaw’s second blog post, he tells us about his experience celebrating Christmas in the United States and how the holiday traditions in the U.S.…
Mariami, a FLEX scholarship recipient is a high school exchange student living in Michigan. She shares her thoughts on the idea of happiness and her…
This is the first of a series of blog posts by our 2016-17 F-1 Student Scholars. Mieczyslaw will be telling us about his experience on…

On the Importance of Cultural Exchange: A Look Inside an Exchange Student’s Experience
By Jillian Sims, High School Programs Marketing and Operations Manager On International Education Week: Maliha is a YES scholarship winner and a high school…

Building Bonds of Peace and Understanding through Cultural Exchange and Summer Hosting
During the summer of 2016 CCI Greenheart welcomed 40 different groups of exchange students into the United States for short term group homestay programs. These…