Exchange Visitor Program

@statedept international cultural exchange. Share stories, stay connected, & receive updates about work, travel, & study abroad in USA with DS-2019, J-1 Visa.

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Aloha! Thank you for introducing @ECAatState participants to local cultural traditions🍍and broadening their viewpoint of the world 🌏. Let's create change makers! 🙌#ExchangeOurWorld

[CHI @CHI_News]

Work and Travel participants in Hawaii recently experienced a unique cultural event. They took part in a traditional oli (Hawaiian Chant) and presentation to honor kupuna (ancestors). #GetOutThereCHI #ExchangesImpact #RouteJ1

https://t.co/qGh5TTkBOt

[Greenheart Exchange @GreenheartEX]

Our #SummerWorkTravel participants volunteered this morning to clean up City Island in Harrisburg, PA ➡️ What have you done for your community lately?
#ExchangesMatter #Greenheart #SWT #givingback #volunteering #haveagreenheart #RouteJ1 #GreenheartExchange

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

See @ECAatState exchange participants in action at #TCSNYCMarathon! Watch how they embrace American values of volunteerism and civic engagement, and share their culture with their American communities.
https://t.co/HOh1dG7NBF #RouteJ1

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

A special shout out @NYRR. Thanks for your support and partnership! Glad @ECAatState exchange participants are the largest most diverse group of volunteers at the largest most diverse marathon in the world! #TCSNYCMarathon

[TCS New York City Marathon @nycmarathon]

The U.S. Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program participants will be the largest group of volunteers at the TCS New York City Marathon. Thanks to @ECAatState for this inspiring video from last year's #TCSNYCMarathon!
https://t.co/oVekjD2sCA

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

What do you enjoy most about volunteering at the #TCSNYCMarathon? #RouteJ1

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Host mom Candice and Au pair Laura ran the 2017 #TCSNYCMarathon together. After months of training and fundraising, they completed the race. Follow their journey! https://t.co/hajqfhbndD #RouteJ1

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

It's Race Day! We are so thrilled to have nearly 1,500 of our exchange participants volunteering along the course of #TCSNYCMarathon at miles 5, 6, 18, 22, & 23. @ECAatState volunteers are up early setting up water and gatorade for the runners. #RouteJ1

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Getting ready for the @nycmarathon with a welcome event at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York! Exchange visitors make up the largest number of volunteers at the marathon.

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Up at 5 a.m. to #CelebrateJDay at @PremierAquatics' Lifeguard Olympics. Exchange visitors bring food donations for the @foodbankmetrodc and compete in relays, races & other fun water activities, including aquatic style bull riding. #EatPlayGive #RouteJ1

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Enjoyed kicking off 2018 JDay celebrations this past weekend by supporting @dcdiaperbank. Donation kits will provide families with basic baby needs & personal hygiene products. It was a great way to #celebratejday and #eatplaygive! #routej1

[Cultural Vistas @CulturalVistas]

To #celebratejday, Cultural Vistas brought together exchange participants to #eatplaygive in support of @dcdiaperbank.

[Au Pair in America @aupairinamerica]

The #AuPairInAmerica community in the Boston area gathered items for the food pantry to #CelebrateJDay last week! #tbt

[Alliance Abroad @AllianceAbroad]

#Intern exchanges establish business, political & human ties between the US & other countries #CelebrateJDay Aug 6 https://t.co/RpjSEpfAXc

[Alliance for International Exchange @AllianceExchnge]

@AllianceExchnge Board leadership meets with @ECA_AS to discuss positive impact of exchanges. #ExchangesImpact

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Tamires shares her adventure at @YosemiteNPS : https://t.co/P7JWhYfuvT.

"Yosemite is much more than a beautiful park full of mountains and green. It is extraordinary, it’s huge, it’s magical. It’s the kind of place that charms you, sighing, dreaming awake."

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

And don't forget to check out this incredible video of Branislav’s road trip!

"Live & travel through the USA at least for a few months and get to know it as a country of unlimited opportunities, where on every corner you can find something new and unexpected."

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

"Better To See Something Once, Than Hear About it a Thousand Times." -Branislav Zvada, Summer Work & Travel alumni on the value of cultural exchange experiences.

Read about Branislav's exchange adventure: https://t.co/avVf9wymDd.

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Darya Modestova uses newfound confidence to start her own business: https://t.co/KKLKpM5qqm. “To be a successful exchange participant you need to be brave. We are all searching for new experiences & knowledge. It is the most amazing feeling to find oneself.” #RouteJ1 @CHI_News

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

From rural Cambodia to Atlanta, Soroth shares his exchange experience in a whole new world https://t.co/PZdGDVXGCJ. "I'm more open-minded about the world & accept things that are different. I am able to see the world bigger & more clearly." #RouteJ1 @cieeinternship

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

International camp counselors at @YMCACampBenson discuss the positive cultural impact of summer camp https://t.co/9Mnnq9BVeQ! "Camp changed me as a person and my outlook on life. It bettered me physically, mentally & spiritually." - Amy "Sunshine" Carolan #RouteJ1

[Exchange Visitor Program @EVPExchanges]

Au Pairs join the fight against breast cancer at @MakingStrides Walk: https://t.co/4a3iehd3Pt. "By participating in this walk, we let them know that they are not alone and that impacted their lives!" - Ana #RouteJ1