ASSE International Student Exchange Program has a scholarship exchange student from Russia named Yelena who is hoping to spend an academic year in high school in the U.S. They are having a hard time placing her because she has Celiac Disease. Most of their interested families are finding her dietary needs intimidating, so they are looking for a family that is familiar with Celiac to take in this student and make her dream of studying in the U.S.A. a reality.
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs are a high school student exchange program that works closely with more than 60 countries worldwide to bring young scholars to the U.S. to study in an American high school for a semester or academic year. They work to place students with American host families in order to promote cultural understanding. They have been placing students since 1976 and they began placing FLEX, Department of State scholarship students from former Soviet Union countries, a few years ago. Their student, Yelena, is the first student they have ever had with Celiac disease.
We are a strong community and it is my hope that someone reading this is in a position to help out this organization. Please contact them through e-mail or by calling the ASSE Southern Office at 404-814-0696.
Listed below are some details on Yelena:
Name: Yelena
Gender: Female
Nationality: Russia
Birthdate:01 May 1994
Religion:Christian
Siblings: Ilya- 21M; Ksenia- F
Languages: English French
Interests: modern dancing, psychology, art/crafts, badminton, bowling, bicycling, reading, photography
Quote: In the future, I want to be a psychologist. And now I like to communicate with different people, help them and add new information to my knowledge.
Rebecca Watson
ASSE Int'l Southern Region
Tel: 800-473-0696 or 404-814-0696
www.asse.com
rebecca@asse.com
Update: A host family has been found for Yelena!
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