One Year Around the World – A Special Anniversary Episode
One Year of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding Can you believe it has been a whole year? Because honestly, we still can’t. One year ago, Life Exchanged: Stories of…
Read More What It’s Really Like to Study Abroad with CBYX – Alex’s Story
In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross sits down with Alexandra Tague, a CBYX alum who spent 2009–2010 living and studying in Germany through…
Read More How One Exchange Year Shaped a Lifetime: Courage, Culture, and Connection – Tanya’s Story
In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, Thai exchange alumna Tanya Thabjan shares the story of how her year studying abroad in the United States transformed her…
Read More A Two-Week Exchange, A Lasting Impact: Germany for You – Ireland’s Story
In this inspiring episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross sits down with high school student Ireland Emerson to explore her life-changing experience studying abroad in…
Read More From Exchange Student to CEO: Scott Messing on Why Cultural Exchange Still Changes Everything
What begins as one teenager’s summer abroad can alter the course of a lifetime. In this special Podcasthon episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross sits…
Read More A Year That Echoes for Decades: Resilience, Identity & His CBYX Journey – Matt’s Story
In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross speaks with Matt Burke, a YFU alum and CBYX scholarship recipient, about his transformative year studying abroad…
Read More Julika’s Take on Cultural Curiosity, Global Careers & Saying “Yes”
In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross chats with Julika Enslin, a YFU alum from Germany who spent a transformative year studying abroad in…
Read More Tyler’s Take on Embracing the Unexpected Abroad
In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross speaks with Tyler McCamley, a YFU France alumnus whose exchange journey began with a newspaper article and…
Read More Megan’s Take on Turning Exchange into Lifelong Family
In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross interviews Megan Herndon—a former CBYX exchange student to Germany, now a dedicated YFU host mom and volunteer.…
Read More Simone’s Take on Japan, Language, and Global Perspective
What’s it like to study abroad in Japan for six weeks at just 16 years old? In this episode of Life Exchanged: Stories of Understanding, host Kelsey Ross interviews…
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