Laura in her Kalahari uniform sharing her Trainee program experience with a group of new applicants Laura knows hospitality, she grew up with it. As a little girl in Johannesburg, South Africa, she often heard her grandmother quote the bible verse “Do not neglect to show hospitality, because through it others dined [...]
It was an opportunity she never imagined taking in the first place, in a country that wasn’t her own. On her last day, she couldn’t imagine ever leaving. The idea of a Trainee Program had never entered Maria Sanchez’s mind not so very long ago. She had grown up in a traditional household in [...]
What connects us to one another; brings us together? The question of ‘how communities come together,’ and more importantly, ‘how communities stay together' has always been a relevant facet of the human experience. However, with growing tensions between communities of all forms and types, colors and religions, I find the question is more pressing [...]
Yuna Kang is a model student. We’re not making that claim because she also happens to be a model intern at Alliance Abroad; the South Korean Education Ministry and OSIT selected her as the very best student from the second round of 70 students participating in the WEST program. Yuna will become an example for [...]
Life-defining moments are always unforgettable. For Vanja Dokic, a third year hospitality and tourism student, that pivotal moment happened almost a year ago. The decision to volunteer at the annual World Youth Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) last year in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia, determined his destiny. After seven days at the conference, interacting [...]
You did it! You dared to do what some only think about. YOU made your dream of traveling to a different part of the world come true. And you’re in good company. The youth travel market is exploding, and young people are traveling more frequently and to more destinations in more parts of [...]
