TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
Each year in August, more than 5,000 excited, courageous and adventurous young people from over 25 countries with the Foreign Links Around the Globe international student exchange program (FLAG), pack their bags, leave the only home they have ever known and travel to the United States to study at high schools and universities. Texarkana and surrounding communities, such as New Boston and Maud, have had the pleasure of hosting some of these special students for the 2021-2022 school year. FLAG has been an industry leader since 1989. This is a program that creates bonds that last a lifetime, forever linking families across the globe. Over 60% of the time, FLAG students even return to visit their host families, or host families make trips to visit their students’ home countries. Jayme English, local coordinator for FLAG, shared, “By hosting an exchange student, you will open yourself and your loved ones up to a new world of culture and unforgettable experiences—you are bringing the world together, one friend at a time!” CULTURAL EXCHANGE BY TERRI GRAVITT
If you would like more information on how you can become an exchange student or a host family, contact Jayme English at Jenglish@flag-intl.org or go to flag-intl.org .
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COMMUNITY & CULTURE
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