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Coming Home: The Journey Begins

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

"Through my semester in Ghana I found my life’s work at home." By Erin Ruff (CIEE Study Abroad, Legon, Ghana, 2009) *This essay was a winner in CIEE's 70th Anniversary... keep reading

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Winning Photo Entry from CIEE's 70th Anniversary Alumni Storytelling Contest

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

By Francesca Perticarini (CIEE High School Exchange USA, 2014-2015) *This photo entry was a winner in CIEE's 70th Anniversary Alumni Storytelling Contest. 1. I'm Ghana It’s not a quick picture... keep reading

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The Journey & The Coming Home

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

"I could follow a lecture, read a book, write a paper, all of that in French, but I hadn’t been me before in French." By Charles Lee (CIEE Study Abroad... keep reading

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Winning Video from the CIEE's 70th Anniversary Alumni Storytelling Contest

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

By Atenea Rios Buezo (CIEE Work & Travel USA, Montana, 2015) *This video was a winner in CIEE's 70th Anniversary Alumni Storytelling Contest. keep reading

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CIEE Work & Travel USA Alum Receives Prestigious IREX Scholarship

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

*This post originally appeared on the CIEE Exchange Programs blog Amir Ammar is a 2016 CIEE Work & Travel USA alum, Civic Leadership Summit Fellow and Access Scholar from Tunisia... keep reading

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Diversity in Floura and Fauna, and in People: A Marine Biologist Sees the World

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

"I didn't realize how big the world was until I started spending time abroad." Samantha Farquhar, CIEE Study Abroad alumna and former program leader for the CIEE Global Navigator High... keep reading

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Alumni Update - June 2017

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

NEWS THIS MONTH Last Chance to Enter the Alumni Storytelling Contest In celebration of CIEE’s 70th Anniversary, we invited alumni of all of CIEE’s family of programs to share their... keep reading

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Learning to Embrace Different Cultures: Irish Student Experiences Life in the U.S.

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

CIEE Work & Travel USA alumnus Andrew Ralph from Ireland spent the summer of 2015 working at CIEE’s global headquarters in Portland, Maine. During his time at CIEE, Andrew had... keep reading

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Event Recap: Chapter Meeting & Brunch in D.C.

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

After the cherry blossom viewing event in March, alumni in the D.C. area were excited to reunite in May at TONIC to catch up and discuss ideas for the upcoming... keep reading

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Event Recap: Volunteering at the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival

By CIEE Alumni at CIEE

April is known as cherry blossom season in Japan, but CIEE alumni in the San Francisco Bay Area got to experience the special season for themselves at a recent alumni... keep reading