Photos From the Field
On Saturday, June 20th, CHI Au Pair /Intern Coordinator Sandra Haglung gathered eight au pairs and six interns for a family day at the Huntington Library and Gardens in Pasadena, CA.
July 13, 2009
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CHI News BLOG
CHI Featured on AM Northwest!
Recently CHI’s Academic Year and Group Homestay Programs were highlighted in a segment on a local Portland, Oregon morning talk show. AM Northwest airs on KATU channel 2, Portland’s ABC affiliate. The segment featured CHI Area Administrator Taunie Murray, as well
July 8, 2009
Participant Spotlight: Eugen
Work and Travel participant Eugen from Moldova has been working at Johnny Rockets in Myrtle Beach, SC since May 13th. Eugen is a server at the fun 50’s style diner. Recently a secret shopper came into the restaurant and was
July 6, 2009
Travel Abroad for Americans in Japan!
CHI’s Travel Abroad for Americans program, a part of the Outbound department, arranges exciting trips to a number of international travel destinations every year. The most recent of these excursions began on June 24th, when a group of seven American high
July 1, 2009
Atlanta Au Pairs Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House
Recently, a group of au pairs visited the new Ronald McDonald House in Atlanta to help prepare dinner for families staying there. With over 60,000 square feet of space and 50 bedrooms, this wonderful $15.7 million facility provides temporary housing
June 29, 2009
Participant Spotlight: Teesit Ratcharaks
Recently Academic Year Program student Teesit Ratcharaks, volunteered for Habitat for Humanity in Kelseyville, CA. Teesit helped build a new addition for the Kelseyville Elementary School.
June 24, 2009
CHI Participates in San Rafael Street Painting Festival!
Just as every year for the past 5 years, CHI again sponsored a “canvass square” at the annual Street Painting Festival in San Rafael, CA – 2 miles from CHI’s Main office. The Festival benefits the Youth in Arts Foundation.
June 22, 2009
Employer Spotlight: Motel 6 Flagstaff
When Work and Travel student Jingjin Song arrived from China for her placement in Flagstaff, she was surprised to find a birthday gift waiting for her. Jarrod from Motel 6 noticed that it was Jingjin’s birthday and wanted to surprise
June 17, 2009
CHI Founders Tom & Lilka Tour Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Have you ever heard of Almaty, Astana, Karaganda or Tashkent? Frankly, we had never heard of these far-away cities either, until we landed on a vast green hillside, cut by rushing rivers off snow-capped Alp-like mountains. It was the great
June 15, 2009
CHI’s AYP Student Wins a $40,000 Scholarship!
The following is an excerpt from The Olympian, published on June 7, 2009. “Bogdan Milanovic, 18, of Olympia, is a 2009 winner of the prestigious $40,000 Entrepreneurial Scholarship from the McKelvey Foundation, a national nonprofit that fosters teen entrepreneurship, He is
June 10, 2009
