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Privacy Notice
Greenheart International
Effective Date: 1/9/2019
This privacy notice describes how Greenheart International collects, uses, and discloses Personally Identifying Information (also known as “PII”) or Personal Data (collectively “Personal Information”) from and about users of Greenheart International websites. This privacy notice also applies to any associated paper forms. Please read this privacy notice before using Greenheart International websites or submitting any personal information.
These practices may be changed at any time. Changes will be posted along with the date of the change. You should review this privacy notice when you visit Greenheart International websites to make sure that you understand how Personal Information is collected, used, and disclosed.
The Personal Information you provide to us is only used to:
We may use non-Personal Information for additional reasons described in the remainder of this privacy notice.
If you identify yourself to us by sending us an email with questions or comments, we may retain your comments for future reference.
Greenheart collects Personal Information, which is information that on its own or in combination with other information may be used to identify, contact, or locate an individual. Examples include:
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We collect Personal Information from you in the following ways:
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By Sarah Tolman, F-1 High School Academic Program Coordinator
Linh Nguyen isn’t afraid to try new things. She wasn’t afraid to leave her home and move to a foreign country at age 17. When she arrived in the U.S. this fall, she wasn’t afraid to dive into brand-new activities, sports and food that she had never tried before.
Linh is a junior at Fox Valley Lutheran High School in Appleton, Wisconsin on Greenheart’s F-1 High School Academic Program. Back home in Vietnam, English was always her best subject in school, she loved reading American newspapers and watching American movies, so it wasn’t a hard decision for her to come study in America.
When asked about what she has enjoyed most about America so far in her first four months here, Linh didn’t think twice. “It’s the food,” she said, without blinking an eye. Her favorite is pizza, but her host mom is a great cook and has prepared numerous delicious meals for her. When Linh got a little homesick, her host mom knew just what to do. “She’s like my true Mom; she took me to a Vietnamese restaurant because she knew I really miss my country’s food!”
Linh also got the opportunity to experience the food-filled American tradition of Thanksgiving. She went to her host Grandma’s house and was amazed by the spread. Turkey and pumpkin pie were her favorites, she said; she had never tasted either one before.
But food isn’t the only new thing that Linh has been couragously willing to try. At the start of the school year, she joined cross-country and ran longer distances than she ever had in Vietnam. She ran at practice during the week and with her host-mom on weekends. When cross-country was over, she went to the winter cheer try-outs.
“I just went there because I was interested in that, I had no experience doing cheerleader or something, so I didn’t make the team, but it was a really good time. It’s really hard! This is the first time I did cheer; I didn’t think they would put me on top. They grab my ankle, I was like… okay, let me down!”
Linh plans to sign up for track and field in the spring and has also gotten involved in volunteering activities at her school. Volunteering is another activity that she had never had the chance to try before coming to the U.S.The fact that American students get so involved in these sorts of extra-curriculars was one of the main reasons Linh wanted to come here in the first place.
Linh (second in from the left) with Laura Rose, the CEO of Greenheart International (far left), at the CSIET Annual Conference.
Linh’s adventurous and open-minded attitude has led her to make an impression on many new people, and she caught CCI Greenheart’s eye, too. This October, she was invited to speak on a student panel in Milwaukee at a conference about high school exchange. She was nervous because she had never spoken in front of that many people before. She answered questions about her time in the U.S. so far, about her high school life and her host family, and in the end she thought it was a very rewarding experience.
As for future goals, Linh first wants to focus on her grades and her exams this semester. But soon after that, she’ll start to tackle studying for the SAT. She hopes to complete her junior and senior year at Fox Valley Lutheran and attend college in the U.S. She’s got big dreams for the future, but she’s been loving her high school and her host family so much, she doesn’t want to think about leaving quite yet.
“My host brother, he’s so cute, he’s just six years old, I remember there was a day when I got home from school, he came to me and gave me a hug. I didn’t know what to say, I just feel like I am a member of my host family.”
Maybe you’ve imagined yourself studying in America, too. Maybe you’ve dreamed about tasting American food, celebrating American holidays and becoming a part of an American family. If so, be courageous, open your mind and apply!