Sabrina Gonçalves is a high school senior who participated in The Experiment France: Cultural Discovery program this past summer. Through a series of photos, Sabrina shares what it was like to journey throughout France and Switzerland. I chose The Experiment because I wanted to immerse myself in a new culture…
January 23, 2025
“It’s not just a program, it’s a platform for growth”: Q&A with Experiment Digital facilitator
Each year, The Experiment Digital connects high school students around the world using dynamic digital platforms. Along the way, they gain leadership skills, increase their community and civic engagement, and form bonds with youth from other countries. Engaged leaders such as Zhigger Abozaid help facilitate these exchanges, guiding students on…
December 18, 2024
Year in review: Favorite stories from 2024
As the Experiment in International Living team looks forward to a new year filled with more adventures and new possibilities, please join us in taking one last look back at some of our favorite stories from 2024. A bus trip to Mexico in 1975 led an Experimenter to join…
November 20, 2024
Through his eyes: Experimenter shares photos of his journey to Japan
This summer, Daniel (Yehui) Li took part in The Experiment: Anime and Manga program in Japan. The experience was an opportunity to dive into Tokyo's culture while learning about the history and practice of anime and manga. Through a series of photos, Yehui shares what it was like to journey…
November 4, 2024
In their own words: 2024 Experimenters share about their time abroad
This summer, 197 students traveled to nine countries on five different continents with The Experiment in International Living. They studied a range of topics: climate change, peacebuilding, and languages to contemporary and traditional arts, anime, and manga. They visited national heritage sites and parks, rainforests, mountains, museums, markets, and more.…
In celebration of World Food Day, we're spotlighting Colin Chu, who participated in The Experiment Digital: Youth Leadership & Community Service in 2022. He won a small grant competition in 2023 where he received funding to implement a food insecurity project called Homeless Heroes. Since then, he has continued his…
August 28, 2024
World Learning is working with Special Olympics to expand leadership summit with digital programs
By Abby Henson World Learning will support the digital programming for the 2025 Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Summit. The summit, which takes place in Italy in March, will bring together youth from around the world to develop skills to be changemakers in their communities. In addition, Special Olympics wants…
“When you take a new language on the road, it reliably brightens your journey and deepens your experiences.” In an essay for The New York Times, Experiment alum Mark Vanhoenacker shares how his 1991 trip to Japan with The Experiment deepened his longstanding love for learning foreign languages. Mark…
July 16, 2024
From participant to intern and more, Experiment Digital program coordinator has done it all
Angelina Freeman has a lot to say about The Experiment Digital (TED) program—and with good reason. She has experienced the program from quite possibly every angle. After participating in the program in 2019, she went on to be a program peer mentor, a program facilitator (twice!), and an intern. All…