Growing up, I never knew the term J-1 existed. Even into early adulthood I was clueless. But then it happened. I discovered what “J-1” meant.…
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The Travel Bug: Sparked by Exchange Program, Intern Alum Pursues Career in Travel Industry
By: Natalie Bailey, Career Advancement Program Alumni & 2017 Ambassador Scholar My passion for travel began after I came to the United States through Greenheart…
By: Dayan Carolina Pita Garcìa, Summer Work Travel Participant Every adventure starts with taking one step out of your home, the risk of the unknown, and exploring new places. To…
By: Christie Dominique Allison Castillo, Career Advancement Program Intern and 2017 Ambassador Scholar There is no place like home, but I would not be the dreamer that I am without America. This land…
By: Zaneta Vinopalova, Work and Travel Participant & 2018 Ambassador Scholar My time in the United States has gone by so fast! I did not even have time to…
By: Wioletta Olszowiec, Greenheart Partner Relations ManagerOn Tuesday, January 17th, alongside one of Greenheart’s most traveled host organization representatives, Agata Czopek, I arrived in Almaty,…
By: Natalie Bailey, Greenheart Exchange Career Advancement Program Intern and 2015 Ambassador Scholar After coming back home from my Career Advancement Program in Massachusetts and finishing my internship back in September…
By: Johdinann Hartley, Greenheart Exchange Work and Travel participant and 2018 Ambassador Scholar This summer, I am working in a fast food franchise in Michigan, which is a very diverse and fast paced work…
By: Winston Jarrett, Summer Work and Travel participant and 2018 Ambassador Scholar. A new environment, a new day, a new life, and a new me. The thought of leaving my home community to reside in…
By: Jessy Edwards, Greenheart Exchange Career Advancement Program participant and 2017 Ambassador Scholar It’s hard to place when exactly my desire to explore the Unites States started. Was it sifting through…