This Spring, APA Darla Cherry and AC Alison Fishman attended Servapalooza (Service Festival and Parade of Wishes) in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. Servapalooza is dedicated to providing the community with exciting volunteer opportunities. CHI was there hoping to find volunteer host families for
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
