Cultural Exchange Opportunity
ORGANIZATION: Ayusa
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Looking for a cultural experience for the entire family? Whether you have children, don't have children are single or married, you can qualify to host a student! Taking a vacation to another country? Host a student from that country and learn about it before you go! Ayusa has been placing students in the USA for more than 32 years and is funded by the Department of State. We offer local representatives to help you the entire time the student is here and will give you an orientation prior to the students arrival. Ayusa obtains school permission for your student and 24 hr emergency availability. Students are 15-18 yrs of age and come from more than 60 countries! Visit us on the web to start the application process for students arriving this fall! www.ayusa.org There is no obligation. Students have their own health insurance and spending money. Learn about another country without the expensive travel while helping a student learn about our culture. You could be hosting a future leader of another country! Email if you have any questions.
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About Ayusa
Location:
600 California St. 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108, US
Mission Statement
Ayusa is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting global understanding and leadership. It is our belief that cultural exchange offers a uniquely rich personal experience for our students, volunteer families, host high schools and local communities around the world. For over 30 years Ayusa has promoted world peace through intercultural learning and friendship. Ayusa is designated by the U.S. Department of State as an Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor, enabling all Ayusa participants to travel on J-1 visas. We are also a founding member of the Council for Standards for International Education Travel (CSIET), a worldwide council that defines best practices in international education.
Description
Ayusa is headquartered in San Francisco, California with a largely volunteer force of Representatives, Host Families and local community members all over the U.S.
Volunteer host families are the cornerstone of the Ayusa program. They invite an international high school student to live in their home and experience life in America with their family. They offer a high school student the opportunity to study in an American high school, experience a new culture, build lifelong friendships and develop language and leadership skills that will serve them throughout their lives.
Hosting a foreign exchange student is a rewarding and life enriching experience for American families for a variety of reasons:
- Introducing your family to a new culture and language
- Grow closer as a family as you help an international student experience a new community
- Experience the joys of having a new family member to love
- Practice hospitality and generosity with your own family
- Support diversity and cross-cultural understanding in your own home
- Increase cultural awareness within your community
- Create an international friendship that lasts a lifetime
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Traverse City and surrounding areasTraverse City, MI 49686
DATE POSTED
August 7, 2016
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- 5-10 months