Global Citizens Blog
Stories from the Xperitas community
Xperitas cultural and language immersion programs open minds, connect people and transform lives. Here you will find stories from leaders, teachers, alumni and staff -- all of the diverse voices that make up our interconnected global community.
We also invite you to share your Xperitas story.
Spring 2019 Language Programs a Success!
By every measure, it was a transformative and successful spring travel season!
Every Xperitas group has returned home safely from their spring language immersion program abroad! Whether they traveled as students of French, German or Spanish language, the feedback we received has been outstanding and inspiring, as much of it...
Leo Dircks: An Xperitas Fundraising Success Story
Leo’s Fundraising Success Story
Meet Leo Dircks. When he wanted to raise money for his language immersion program to Spain, he and his family made it happen. Find out how.
Spring 2019 Community Partnership Programs Update
Xperitas partnerships with universities and North American indigenous communities
University groups from Carroll College and University of Tennessee-Knoxville joined Xperitas this spring to stay and work with North American indigenous communities
Cuetzalan: A Feather or a Stone?
Special Guest Blog
Dr. Bert Kreitlow, Faculty Lead for Carroll University's Xperitas Community Partnership Program to Mexico in 2019, reflects upon his return to Cuetzalan after two decades.
Language Advocacy Day 2019
Showing our support for language and intercultural education
On February 19-20, Xperitas Executive Director Leslie Gale and Director of Language programs Jenny Behrens traveled to Washington, D.C., to join the Minnesota delegation at Language Advocacy Day, sponsored by the...
2019 Xperitas Alumni Scholarship Winner
Daniel Brand, University Lake High School
One of the highlights of our annual Global Leaders Conference is announcing the recipient of our Xperitas Alumni Scholarship. We award one $2,000 scholarship each year to...
2019 Global Leaders Conference
Xperitas' annual conference for traveling language teachers
In January Xperitas held our 2019 Global Leaders Conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Minneapolis. This is one of the favorite weekends of the year for Xperitas staff, as we get the chance to spend time with some of our amazing language teachers –...
Reunion of Spirits
Xperitas Community Partnership Program: Jampaling, Nepal
My wife Sue and I were excited to join the Xperitas team for our second trip to Jampaling, Nepal in October of this past year. It had been fifteen years since we first experienced this Tibetan “island of tranquility” nestled in the Pokhara valley...
Xperitas 2018 Photo Contest Results
And the winners are ...
Each year, Xperitas holds a photo contest, which provides an opportunity for all of that year’s immersion program participants to share their experience with the larger Xperitas community (and the opportunity to win prizes!). This year we were...
Fresh Faces
Meet the Newest Additions to the Xperitas Team
It has been a busy fall at Xperitas as we have worked to prepare new itineraries and destinations (Available now on our website). We are thrilled to report that as part of our growth plan we have a hired a new Customer Service Specialist, Ashley...
Building, Bonding and Growing in Peru
Hiawatha Collegiate High School
On Xperitas Community Partnership Programs, local communities work with Xperitas to design an itinerary that allows participants to contribute to the community in an impactful way, in addition to building global connections and friendships. In...
Xperitas Staff Holiday Recipes and Traditions
Shared by Xperitas Staff
As we reflect upon 2018 and look forward to a new year year of delivering our transformative language and cultural immersion programs, we'd like to share some of our staff's favorite holiday pastimes and food recipes with our Xperitas community....
Xperitas Receives 2018 Pro Lingua Award
“In recognition of outstanding service to and support of education in world languages and cultures."
Each year, MCTLC bestows its Pro Lingua Award, “In recognition of outstanding service to and support of education in world languages and cultures,” and this year we were honored to receive this prestigious distinction!
Une Aventure Fantastique !
Traveling to France with an Xperitas Group
This summer I had the amazing opportunity to travel to France with an Xperitas group composed of three schools from Minnesota and Illinois. When this group chose the La Vie en Provence itinerary months earlier, I could not have been more excited...
Momentos Inolvidables con Mis Grupos
Immersion Programs to Mexico and Peru
One of the things I love about my job as an Xperitas Program Manager is that I often get to accompany groups on their Spanish immersion programs! This summer, I was fortunate enough to travel to both Mexico and Peru with groups from the United...
