Student Ambassador Delegation Turns Disappointment into Compassion
Student Ambassadors from Utah and Wyoming donate to Japanese relief efforts after natural disaster disrupts their program. Continue Reading »
Two aftershocks in Christchurch, New Zealand, drive some minor program adjustments
Two “aftershock” earthquakes occurred in Christchurch, New Zealand on June 12th; one registering a magnitude of 5.2, and the second a magnitude of 6.0. These are considered aftershocks from the primary earthquake that took place back in February of this year. Following the February earthquake, we made minor adjustments to our programs and moved all activities away from the downtown Christchurch area. As a result of the latest aftershocks, we have made some additional changes to each of the 12 itineraries traveling to southern New Zealand. Continue Reading »
Japan Delegations Being Reassigned
I am happy to report that the team here in the program office is on-track to meet the April 1 deadline for reassigning all Japan delegations and communicating those reassignments to the primary leaders.... Continue Reading »
Update #1: Japan
We'll be providing updates on the situation in Japan on this blog. If you have questions or concerns, please leave a comment.... Continue Reading »
Natural Disaster Devastates Japan
As you have probably heard, Japan was rocked by the most powerful earthquake in its history, resulting in an extremely damaging tsunami reaching from the Pacific Rim to the Pacific coast of the US. For those that have students traveling to Japan this summer, we want to let you know that at this time our program itineraries do not appear to be impacted.... Continue Reading »