We hosted our first and only exchange student less than 3 weeks through Ayusa. Don’t waste your time or money. What came out, when the student was comfortable enough to say it, was that she didn’t have any interest in being in the middle of the country (she wanted to be on the west coast); with her mother’s encouragement, she deleted social media postings showing her drinking and vaping; and she had a very serious boyfriend and her parents had rented them a room for a weekend in a nearby country as a final send-off before she came to the USA. Her idea of American culture was limited to NYC. She looked down on everything – how young the other students appeared/acted, how easy school was, how fat Americans are, how loud we are, etc. The student didn’t want to do anything except message back home, including all days at school. She had to be nagged to get involved in anything at school. We reached out to Ayusa. The result was an extraction that rivaled Seal Team 6.
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Ayusa International is a non-profit high school exchange organization dedicated to developing the next generation of global leaders and world citizens. By connecting extraordinary international students with host families in the U.S., we cultivate leadership skills, develop intercultural awareness and enhance global knowledge not only through education but through experience.See more
