Our cultural exchange participant, Teodora, sends warm greetings from Madrid, where she is spending a month immersed in Spanish life. Here’s what she shared about her experience so far. My first impressions of the program are more than positive—I’m truly enjoying both the city and the family I’ve been placed…

Our cultural exchange participant, Marija, writes to us from Andalusia—more precisely from its stunning capital, Seville—where she’s been living for almost a month and a half. Here’s what she shared about her experience so far. The family welcomed me with so much warmth and kindness. That first week I spent…

Our cultural exchange participant, Vanja, returned a month ago from Campoamor, a small beach town in the municipality of Orihuela, part of the Valencian autonomous region. She spent one unforgettable month there—here’s what she shared about her experience. Campoamor is a quiet little town that mostly sleeps through the year,…

Our cultural exchange participant, Galina, who is returning home today, spent a month and a half in the town of Perarrua, located in the province of Huesca in northeastern Spain. Here’s what she had to say about her experience. I stayed with a lovely five-member family who spend their summers…

Our cultural exchange participant in Spain, Milica, is currently staying in Sotogrande—often called the Palm Springs of Andalusia—where she’s spent the past month and a half. Here’s more about her experience so far. Even though I’ve participated in exchanges before, each one is truly unique. I had a rough idea…

Our cultural exchange participant in Spain, Jovana, recently returned from Huelva—a port city in southwestern Spain—where she spent a month and a half. Here’s what she had to say about her experience. The family I stayed with was incredibly warm and friendly. Huelva itself is beautiful, peaceful, and full of…

Our cultural exchange participant in Spain, Amina, writes to us from the heart of Valencia, Spain’s third largest city by population, where she has been living for two months. Here’s what she shared about her experience: Valencia is a beautiful city—I’ve been here for two months now, and with each…

Our cultural exchange participant in Spain, Ivana, writes to us from Bilbao, the capital of the Basque Country, where she has been living for the past two months. Here’s more about her experience: I enjoy this program. Honestly, I don’t think I would’ve ever visited this many places in the…

Our cultural exchange participant in Spain, Marija, spent two unforgettable months in Jávea, a charming coastal town near Valencia. Here’s what she shared about her experience. The family I stayed with was wonderful. They welcomed me as one of their own, and I grew very attached to them in such…

Our cultural exchange participant in Spain, Katarina, recently returned from the charming town of Santanyí, located on the southwestern coast of Mallorca, where she spent two months. Here’s what she had to say about her experience. Spain has always been a country I wanted to visit and get to know,…