THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. When you experience a different culture through educational and cultural exchange you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and those around you—deepening your knowledge of foreign cultures and strengthening international relationships.
Leaving the familiar behind and plunging into the unknown shows a commitment to understanding other people and cultures; and a commitment to learning about the world in a way that books, school assignments, and a professional career can never reveal.
Make Lasting Connections
When you live with a host family, you are integrated into their family and temporarily become part of it. By doing so, you become aware of the inner concerns, hopes, and dreams of a family, a neighborhood or city, a nation, and global community. And with this realization comes the corresponding knowledge of what it means to belong to your own particular country and culture.
Participants develop leadership skills, self-confidence and a greater understanding of the complexities of the world around them. Getting to know the locals, experiencing the culture, and living as they do; these are things tourists miss, and this is where you really discover the way of life in another country with all its subtleties.
Embark on your educational or cultural exchange program and gain knowledge about the U.S. and its language and culture. Experience building new friendships, taking responsibility for yourself, respecting differences and tolerating the beliefs of others. And while exploring and learning about the lives of others, discover new aspects of yourself.
See what the Secretary of the Department of states Tweeted about the important of the Exchange programs in the Secretary of the Department of states Official Twitter Page.
@StateDept is proud to run programs connecting high school-aged youth globally. When young people forge connections across borders, they gain understanding of other cultures, building a more peaceful and equitable world.
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You Can check our Exchange program by going to these links Work & Travel, Camp Counselor, and Internship-Trainee Program.