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Bridging the Communication Gap Between Deaf and Hearing Communities
The idea behind the sign language program occurred to me back when I was still on exchange. My experience in America and especially with my host family is what inspired me.
Ukrainian Family Welcomes Host Family – Unforgettable Experience for All
Through Nataliya, we have now become one permanently blended Ukrainian/American family separated by 6,179 miles. But, as Nataliya wrote to us the day she left “Distance means nothing, when someone means everything!”
Now Or Never – My Year to Become a Leader
With every volunteering and school activity I was involved in, I made it a must to speak and interact with as many people as I can. Every conversation became an exam but I still pulled through. I had to forgo the mental restrictions that I stutter and start being me…
Cultural Exchange – Building Global Families
I am passionate about sharing our experience with you all because I want other families to know just how rewarding this can be…
PAL Advanced Leadership Alumni Workshop 2017
On May 4th, 2017; twenty World Link FLEX and YES Program students boarded a plane headed for New York City for the World Link PAL Advanced Leadership Alumni Workshop…
World Link 2017 Global Youth Service Day Competition
Each year, World Link asks it’s students to demonstrate the leadership skills they have learned by creating, organizing, and implementing their own community service project as part of the international Global Youth Service Day initiative…
School Clubs – Life Changing Opportunities for Foreign Exchange Students
Mock trial has built in me the ability to work meticulously, challenged me to think more analytically, use more formal language and articulate responses within seconds. This has modeled me into a better public speaker…
Why I Decided to Host – Providing Life Changing Opportunities to Youth
Here we are over half way through the year and I cannot imagine our lives without her. She has brought so much joy and wonder to our home. We have learned so much about the world out there…
World Link Student Wins FLEX National February Student of the Month 2017
Congratulations to World Link student Javidan Alayi (Azerbaijan/CA) for being selected at FLEX National February Student of the Month 2017…
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