Week 1: Part 1 – Hola Everyone!
Hola everyone! I am super exited to share my adventures with you all. I have been in Quito for 3 days only, and it feels
2016 Ecuador Scholarship Winner Update
Spirit offers yearly merit-based scholarships to take part in a 2-4 week volunteering project in Ecuador through Fundación Bolivar Education Volunteer. Mackenzie Hedge who studies nursing and

Alumni Spotlight: Guven Elvan
Can you tell us about your experience working at Murdick’s Fudge on Mackinac Island? Living on the island is a different experience because I had

Update from Alumni Award Winner, Lidiia K.
Lidiia Kozhevnikova has been up to big things since winning Spirit’s Alumni Award contest last fall. The purpose of the contest was to honor Spirit’s

Spirit Co-Leads Participant Safety Summit!
Spirit Cultural Exchange recently collaborated with other J1 Visa Sponsors, Greenheart Exchange Work and Travel and CENET, to host the Midwest Safety Summit. With the busy summer

Spirit Participant Attends the International Exchange Summit!
The U.S. Department of State recently initiated the Cultural Enrichment Pilot Project, which enables the Department to successfully fulfill its mission to foster mutual understanding
Winter trip to Madison, WI!
8:00 – Spirit picked up the participants at their housing. The participants were all excited to see a new city! Kailei and Hope handed out