As you may already know, January 2022 marked Spirit’s 20th anniversary as a J-1 visa program sponsor designated by the Department of State. Twenty years! Part of our anniversary celebration... read more →
This week's theme was "Your New Friends." We received so many great submissions this week that it was hard to pick a winner! You can view our top 3 picks... read more →
Our annual Winter Photo Contest is back! This week’s theme was "Holiday Celebrations," and we received some great photos from our participants as they celebrated the holiday season in the... read more →
We recently interviewed Kathleen Gault and Rich Baader, the founders of Spirit Cultural Exchange. They started Spirit in 2002 with the mission to develop a "spirit" of international peace and... read more →
This week was the final week of our Summer Photo Contest, and what better way for participants to celebrate the end of their program than by sharing their "Favorite Memory."... read more →
On the Summer Work Travel program, some of our participants' most valuable relationships are forged at their worksite. At their job placements, participants have the opportunity to learn valuable skills... read more →
International Friendship Day was July 30! To celebrate all of the cross-cultural friendships that our participants have been forming this summer, our Week 7 theme was "Your New Friends." Check... read more →
National Ice Cream Day was July 18; to celebrate, our Summer Photo Contest category for Week 6 was "Ice Cream!" Congratulations to Adiyasuren for being our first place winner! You... read more →
The category for Week 5 of our Summer Photo Contest was "Local Landmarks." Here are our winners of this week's category, which include cool points of interest from Utah to... read more →
The category for Week 4 of our Summer Photo Contest was "Fourth of July Spirit!" We loved seeing all the cool ways our participants celebrated Independence Day in the U.S.... read more →