When 17-year-old exchange student Marnouk Van der Laan arrived in Indiana last Sunday, she immediately noticed one thing. “I saw a lot of cornfields,” she said. “A lot of cornfields.” But even with all of the agriculture surrounding it, Van der Laan said Seymour is much larger than her hometown…
Each year, International Student Exchange unites students from all over the world with volunteer host families so that they can experience a new culture, enhance their language skills, make lasting relationships, and ultimately return to their home countries better prepared to become members of a connected and cooperative global community….