Work Exchanges Blog

By Sittie Shiena Badal, CIEE Professional Career Training USA and Global Pathfinder Summit fellow I left my beloved homeland, Philippines, with high hopes and dreams that I consider achievable as...keep reading

by Frederikke Baunbæk Larsen, CIEE Camp Exchange USA , 2019 I see myself as quite a normal girl: I was born and raised in small and ordinary Denmark. I spent...keep reading

Sometimes it can be hard being at a new town with a different culture and not knowing anyone. What helps a lot is surrounding yourself with people you can be...keep reading

by Devanshu Batra and Farhan Ali, CIEE Work & Travel USA and Civic Leadership Summit Alumni, 2018 My name is Devanshu Batra and I’m from India. I met Farhan the...keep reading

By Paul Runcan, CIEE Exchange Ambassador Grants recipient Sometime in early April, in the span of a few days, I received a couple of emails that turned my world upside...keep reading

By Elina Sergejeva, CIEE Internship USA 2018-2019 participant At a time when my home country of Latvia was so far away, I started connecting with others in a new way...keep reading

By Mustafa Umut Ozbeck, CIEE Work & Travel USA 2018 and 2019 participant My name is Mustafa Ozbek. I live in Izmir, Turkey and I am studying Mechanical Engineering. Last...keep reading

By Andrea Villasmil, CIEE Exchange Ambassador Grant Recipient and CIEE Work & Travel USA alum, 2015 Blending your passions is the key to success. In college, I took a course...keep reading

By Saces Ferrer, CIEE Camp Exchange USA 2019 participant Hi! I am Saces Ferrer from the Philippines and I participated in the Camp Exchange USA program with the help of...keep reading

By Judi Saxon, Director of Student Services, Brett Robinson Gulf Corporation While the Brett Robinson Gulf Corporation Student Services Department was already offering our Summer Work Travel participants the opportunity...keep reading