Educational Programs
Exchange Visitors Enjoy a Summer BBQ
CHI Short Term Enrichment Program participants enjoy a summer BBQ and party sharing culture, friendship and good food!
July 31, 2018
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CHI News BLOG
Tag: Cultural Exchange
Work Experience Programs
Our First Cultural Ambassador Award Winner Is…
For the second year, CHI is offering our Cultural Ambassador Award (CAA) as a way to celebrate our participants. This is an exciting opportunity for Summer Work & Travel participants to represent their country on a global platform in an effort to
June 18, 2018
Work Experience Programs
Work and Travel Participants Visit Harvard
Summer Work & Travel participants from Turkey and Romania recently took a day trip from Kittery and York, Maine to visit Boston, Massachusetts. They toured the city and spent some time exploring Harvard University. They had a great day full
June 12, 2018
Educational Programs
Experiencing American Culture
Wu Zhijin, from China, spent four weeks living and volunteering in Dover, MA as part of CHI’s Short Term Enrichment Program. Realizing the importance of cultural exchange, Wu made a point to experience as much as possible during her stay.
April 11, 2018
CHI Life
Five Things I Learned While Volunteering in New Hampshire
Zhen Tao, from China, shares five things she learned while volunteering in Portsmouth, New Hampshire this winter. Zhen participated in CHI’s Short Term Enrichment Program. One: Weather The weather here is totally different from where I live in China, I live
April 3, 2018
Work Experience Programs
J1 Exchange Program Inspires an American
Anna and J-1 participant Jordan at YMCA Camp McAlister Fate works in mysterious ways. The prospect of living abroad never crossed Anna Dolezal’s mind when she applied for a job at a YMCA summer camp 3,000 miles away from her
March 27, 2018
CHI Life
Advocacy Day 2018
CHI staff recently participated in Advocacy Day by attending congressional meetings in Washington, DC. They were able to communicate the value of cultural exchanges. Advocacy Day 2018 www.chinet.org
March 19, 2018
Travel Abroad
Tour of Lan Su Chinese Garden
When you step into Lan Su Chinese Garden you feel like you are going back in time and traveling to a faraway world. This beautiful Portland, Oregon gem encompasses an entire city block. Visiting makes you feel like you are
March 12, 2018
Educational Programs
Jimmy Carter Welcomes High School Exchange Students at Church in Georgia
A group of CHI’s AYP high school exchange students received a warm welcome from a former president at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, regularly teaches Sunday school at this church.
March 9, 2018
Work Experience Programs
St. Louis Meetup at Ballpark Village
CHI Internship and Short Term Enrichment Participants recently met up at St. Louis entertainment center Ballpark Village. Exchange visitors, host families and friends enjoyed great food and cultural exchange right next to Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals. Countries represented
February 21, 2018
