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The Huffington Post, August 10, 2010
American Student Finds Family in Morocco on YES Abroad Program
Rozina Kidari, a 19-year old student studying creative writing at Knox College writes about her experiences as an AYUSA exchange student in Morocco on the YES Abroad Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
ParentDish.com, June 22, 2010
Not Your Ordinary Summer: Taking A Family Adventure Vacation
Richard Webb, co-founder of ProWorld, a company that organizes volunteer excursions to Peru, says kids as young as 6 are perfectly capable of not only traveling to off-the-grid locations, but also of taking away powerful memories and lessons from the experience.
San Francisco Business Times, May 21, 2010
Entrepreneur Profile: John Wilhelm, co-founder and chairman, Intrax Inc.
Detroit Free Press, May 20, 2010
Exchange program enables learning from culture mix
David Beiser, director of grant programs for AYUSA in San Francisco, said Michigan's upward trend of hosting 1,431 high school exchange students seven years ago to 2,177 this year is remarkable.
SheKnows.com, May 10, 2010
Tips on hosting a foreign exchange student
"Welcoming a foreign exchange student into one's home has a profound, lasting effect on the entire host family," says Sherry Carpenter, Executive Director of AYUSA Global Youth Exchange.
Associated Press, May 4, 2010
Internship - Seekers Benefit From Parent Networking
Some parents are paying for internship placements. Intrax Internships Abroad charges $6,000 to $8,000 to place 18-to-25-year-olds in eight-week internships (mostly unpaid) in six countries.
Businessweek, March 29, 2010
Interns Head Abroad for Work Experience
Students with few job prospects are increasingly heading overseas to add international experience to their resumes. Intrax intern, Matthew Moughan says, “It was a smart move, career-wise. The investment has really paid off.”
MSNBC.com, March 29, 2010
In tough market, some job seekers look abroad
Former Intrax Internships Abroad intern Matthew Moughan received a job offer after his summer internship in London. “One thing I would tell anyone who has the slightest thought of going abroad is to just go for it,” he said. “Whether it is for work or to study, the overall experience that you will gain is invaluable.”
Toddler Magazine, July 2009
Bonjour! Hola! Buon Giorno!
Q&A with with Michael Fee, managing director of Lango, a foreign language center for kids.
KGO-TV (ABC 7) San Francisco, September 2009
Bay Area Parents Are Enjoying Benefits of Au Pairs
"We've definitely seen a boom in terms of AP recruitment," said Heidi Woehl, vice president of Au Pair Care.
The Associated Press, February 9, 2009
There are many ways and many reasons to learn a new language
While immersion comes in many forms, you can't beat personal interaction."The best method is to learn face-to-face from native speakers," says Michael Fee, managing director of Lango, which is headquartered in San Francisco and offers Spanish, French and Mandarin classes for kids age 18 months to nine years old.
San Antonio Express-News, February 1, 2009
State department funds foreign exchange program for diplomacy
Since 2003, the U.S. Department of State has invested millions so teenagers from predominantly Muslim countries can experience a year at a United States high school. Created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, “legislators felt very strongly that for America, there needed to be more knowledge and exposure by citizens ... of other countries,” said David Beiser, director of grant programs for AYUSA Global Youth Exchange.
The Christian Science Monitor, September 16, 2008
Muslim students say YES to the U.S.
"What both Americans and our students learn is that while there are difficulties and conflicts between our cultures, the overriding desire of both is very simple and the same: to live in peace," says David Beiser, director of grant programs at AYUSA Global Youth Exchange, who works with the State Department to carry out the program.