J-1 High School Cultural Program

Becoming Host Parents and redefining “momhood”

Becoming Host Parents and redefining “momhood”

Posted July 15 by Carol Fletcher

Greenheart Exchange is always on the lookout for host families for our awesome international high school students coming to live the USA life.  All kinds…

People often ask me, “Connie, why do you love being a Local Coordinator so much?” I was a nurse for almost 30 years. It was…

Teens all over the world have dreams of attending a High School in the USA, and of experiencing American culture first hand. These experiences are…

Greenheart loves to hear from our travelers about what their cultural exchange experience here in the USA means to them. What is it like to…

The Lasting Impact of Cultural Exchange

The Lasting Impact of Cultural Exchange

Posted December 9 by Carol Fletcher

We recently shared some stories about Roger and Lee White, former extraordinary Regional Directors for Greenheart. When Roger passed in 2009, Greenheart set up a…

Greenheart and the Roger White Scholarship

Greenheart and the Roger White Scholarship

Posted December 9 by Carol Fletcher

Lee and Roger White worked as Greenheart Regional Directors for about 15 years—finding the best host families for international high school exchange students and supporting…

Antoneta from Albania recently shared some of her experiences as a high school student in the USA.  She is a YES scholarship recipient and is…

Life as a Greenheart Local Coordinator

Life as a Greenheart Local Coordinator

Posted September 23 by Carol Fletcher

Greenheart Local Coordinators are equal parts matchmaker, mentor, and monitor. They keep an eye out for our high school foreign exchange students and their host…

A look at the first few weeks of the school year – from the student’s and the host family’s points of view We love to…