Work Exchanges Blog

When we interviewed three-time CIEE Work & Travel USA alumnus and Civic Leadership Summit alumnus Paul Runcan from Romania last year , he was pursuing a master’s degree in public...keep reading

By Alaa Mahmoud, 2016 CIEE Access Scholar , Civic Leadership Summit Fellow, and Work & Travel USA participant Hello everyone! I’m Alaa Mahmoud from Egypt, a CIEE Work & Travel...keep reading

By Irfan Tahir, CIEE Work & Travel USA 2017 Participant from Pakistan Make sure to read Part I of Irfan's story here . The summer of 2017 was a summer...keep reading

By Irfan Tahir, CIEE Work & Travel USA Participant from Pakistan Check back on Thursday for Part II of Irfan's story. Ever since I left the U.S. as a high...keep reading

by Naoel Cherif, 2017 CIEE Work & Travel USA alum and CIEE Access Scholar from Tunisia My name is Naoel and I am from Tunisia! I worked this past summer...keep reading

By Emma Movsesyan, 2017 CIEE Work & Travel USA and Civic Leadership Summit participant from Armenia I was about to finish my undergraduate degree and celebrate when I understood that...keep reading

By Guxim Klinaku and Grese Koca, CIEE Work & Travel USA and Civic Leadership Summit alumni Grese and Guxim at the 2016 Civic Leadership Summit Grese and I are cofounders...keep reading

During the first week of August a select group of participants from the Summer Work & Travel (SWT) program gathered on campus of the American University in Washington, D.C. for...keep reading

Amir Ammar is a 2016 CIEE Work & Travel USA alum, Civic Leadership Summit Fellow and Access Scholar from Tunisia. Amir is the recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship through...keep reading

As we approach the May 15th application deadline for the 2017 Civic Leadership Summit , we wanted to revisit some of the highlights from the 2016 Summit. Consider applying to...keep reading