FIUTS Blog

Bader, the captain of the Kuwait booth at the upcoming CulturalFest International Expo, shares a little bit about the booth and Kuwait. Visiting the CulturalFest International Expo on February 7 is a way to travel the world in just one day - and to do it for free! The Expo features booths led by University of Washington international students from all over the world who are eager to teach others about their home communities and cultures…

Fleur, one of our superstar student facilitators, led a group of new students from around the world to enjoy some cold-weather Seattle activities! Last weekend, FIUTS welcomed new students from all around the world who are joining us at the University of Washington for the start of Winter quarter. One of our amazing facilitators, Fleur, shared her experiences at Sunday's Winterfest outing at Seattle Center…

Read about the experiences of one of our amazing volunteer student leaders! FIUTS Facilitators are volunteer student leaders from all over the world who welcome new international visitors, help to organize events, and lead activities for hundreds of students each quarter. Read on to find out more about the FIUTS facilitator experience from this month's featured facilitator! …

Youth Leadership Program participants write about their visits to local high schools and to Olympia and share their thoughts on getting used to life in Seattle. Here's the latest update from the participants in this Spring's Youth Leadership Program with Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Last weekend was a busy one, with FIUTS students taking part in the celebration of Seattle's Opening Day of Boating Season, and a trip to the Mobile Food Rodeo in Fremont. Take a look at some photos from these events, and visit our Events Calendar…

Students from Bosnia share their insights on different aspects of their experience so far in the Pacific Northwest - at baseball games, volunteer projects, tourist attractions, and more. Students from Bosnia have been with FIUTS for over two weeks now, participating in our Youth Leadership…

FIUTS students celebrated Earth Day with a volunteer project to restore the Duwamish Greenbelt.On Saturday, April 20, a group of FIUTS students from around the world got together to volunteer for Earth Day. The group worked hard to restore the Duwamish River Shoreline…

A group of 34 high school and university students from all over the world visit classrooms at TOPS elementary school for Global Ambassador Day. Post by Yuan Lin Qiu, FIUTS Education Programs Coordinator: On this past Friday, April 26th…

Garbo, a FIUTS lead facilitator, shares about her volunteer work with Relay for Life.

This week, April 21 to 27, is National Volunteer Week. In addition to thanking our own FIUTS volunteers, we wanted to take this opportunity to recognize that many FIUTS students dedicate their time, energy, and talents to other great causes as well…

Students from Bosnia and Herzegovina are having all kinds of new experiences in Seattle. Over the last two weeks, students and teachers participating in the FIUTS Youth Leadership Program with Bosnia and Herzegovina have visited the EMP, pulled ivy at Golden Gardens..

Three students from Bosnia and Herzegovina reflect on their experiences during their first week in Seattle. Last week, we welcomed a group of 18 students and three teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Seattle. Over the next three weeks, they'll participate in a Youth Leadership Program with FIUTS, learning about leadership skills, community service, and civic engagement…

For National Volunteer Week, we recognize the amazing volunteers who contribute so much to FIUTS programs! This week (April 21-27) is National Volunteer Week. Here at FIUTS, we have so many volunteers who support all of our programs, and we couldn't do what we do without them…

"Every FIUTS excursion brings a different activity and different combination of international students, and each is an opportunity for a new kind of experience." FIUTS Facilitators are student leaders from all over the world who welcome new international visitors, help to organize events, and lead activities for hundreds of students each quarter…

Travin, a recent graduate, writes about his time at UW and with FIUTS. As the plane descended into Sea-Tac International Airport, I looked out the window and blurted out, “My new home.” Looking back, that statement didn’t really make sense as I hadn’t been to Seattle…

April 7 is World Health Day, which marks the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. To observe the day, we're posting three stories about amazing international students at the University of Washington who are working and studying (and making a difference) in health care around the world. Links to the other two World Health Day stories are at the end of this post….

April 7 is World Health Day, which marks the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. To observe the day, we're posting three stories about amazing international students at the University of Washington who are working and studying (and making a difference) in health care around the world…