Ayusa, a non-profit organization that promotes global learning and leadership through cultural exchange and leadership programs for high school students from around the world, is looking for American families in the Richland County area interested in sharing their America with international high school students for the 2013-2014 school year. Applications for interested Richland County host families are currently being accepted.
“Sharing the American experience with an international student is a unique opportunity for the average American to profoundly impact the life of a teenager, and provide them with a positive, transformational experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives,” said Sherry Carpenter, executive director of Ayusa. “Richland County host families are in a great position to show international exchange students an especially authentic slice of American life, which is one reason we are actively looking for Richland County host families.”
Ayusa foreign exchange students come from more than 60 countries, are fully insured, bring their own spending money, and are proficient in English. Whether from Japan or Brazil, India or Sweden, Ukraine or Mexico, France or Lebanon, foreign exchange students are a window into another culture and a great way to travel the world without leaving your home.
Please contact Community Representative Lindsay Tackett at 419-632-4858 or ltackett@ayusa.org.
Ayusa International (http://www.ayusa.org) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to promote global learning and leadership through cultural exchange and leadership programs for high school students from around the world. In addition, Ayusa administers high profile grant programs funded by the U.S. Department of State and other organizations. Ayusa is part of the Intrax family of organizations that provide a lifetime of high quality educational, work, and volunteer programs that connect people and cultures, with operations in more than 100 countries worldwide.