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The Cultural Exchange Project

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Why choose The Cultural Exchange Project?

TRAVEL AND CHANGE LIVES Get paid to teach English abroad or be an au pair. Volunteer to tutor English or be a language camp counselor. This is a great way to reward yourself with a working vacation for 1 to 12 months in Thailand, France, Italy and 10 other countries! It's kind of like a gap program for grownups and grads. SAFETY AND SECURITY "I'm an adult with a college degree, but still my...

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Trying Before Buying Sold Me On This Course

by: Molly Parker - United StatesProgram: TEFL Plus (A New and Better TEFL Certification)
10

The fact that I got to try out the course first was a big reason I jumped in. I needed to see if it worked and what the course was like and not worry about if I wasted my money. It is a great TEFL course and I'm ready for the next step.

I’ve enjoyed this program because I get to travel

by: Imogen GaddProgram: Au Pair in Italy with The Cultural Exchange Project
9

My goals for this program are honestly just to relax and make the most of this experience, to utilise it as a chance to grow as a person. I was able to do a weekend trip with my host family to Naples at the end of July :) It was really nice being a part of the family while traveling. My host father likes to play The Clash and AC/DC while cooking. That gets everyone in the house excited for dinner and family time. Very different from my own home. Being in Sardinia, I am spending a lot of time at the beach. The beaches are phenomenal, wild yet so serene. I feel very at peace here! I definitely recommend purchasing and bringing alone a guidebook to wherever you will be visiting. I know you can Google places, but sometimes the WiFi service isn’t good. Having a reliable guidebook has come in handy. I’ve enjoyed this program because I get to travel. I have been to Golfo Aranci, Porto Rotondo and Palau, which are just north of where I am staying in Olbia. I’ve also been to the Tomb of Giants and Castello di Pedres archaeological sites, and I am hoping to go to Asinara Island, home to the Sardinian albino donkeys! It’s a great program.

There are so many opportunities to get out and enjoy the country

by: TiffanyProgram: Tutor English to a Family in Germany
10

I came in to the program with the goal of better understanding the German culture, but now my goal is to also do a few more trips around Germany over the weekends. This program is perfect for that. To that end, I recently visited Cologne with one of the girls I tutor and we had a great time. It was my first big train ride in Germany so it was nice to go together and chat on the way. She was also very interested in American music and so we listened to music on my phone all the way to Cologne. It was a great way to bridge the cultures. If I were going to tell others one thing to do if they come to Germany to tutor, bring hiking gear. There are so many opportunities to get out and enjoy the country. I just didn’t think about it before I came. A place not to miss are Rudensheim near the Rhein. Beautiful.

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Interviews

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Austin Bentz

Participated in 2014

Alumni

I found Geovisions just by googling “Teach in Thailand” and their program sounded good, especially because it allowed me to go to Thailand early and take the TESOL course while in the country as opposed to taking it online or somewhere back in the U.S.

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Tanya Ludovico

Participated in 2014

Alumni

I chose to apply for an international program because I went to Italy in 2010 and wanted to go back ever since.

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Chrissy Armstrong

Participated in 2014

Alumni

Up until I went to volunteer in Italy, I had never set foot outside of the United States. I had always wanted to travel, but I was extremely hesitant to take that first step and try something new. One day a friend had mentioned that we should try something new, something new like packing up and going to another country for a summer. Without any hesitation the hunt was on to find a program that was intriguing.

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Awards

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Global Youth Travel Award 2020