HELEN SENT HER DAUGHTER AANA TO THE USA WITH YOUR EDUCATION
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"It was August the 15th 2016, a Saturday night. My husband Peter and I were walking out of the Volleyball stadium when my phone started ringing. This call was the call our youngest daughter Aana had been waiting for, a call that changed our lives for the next six months. We picked Aana up from her sister’s place on our way home and told her the news, a family had picked her, a family thousands of miles away in the small town of Orange in Texas, USA. She would have a mum, a dad and a host sister, three dogs and one cat – she burst into tears of happiness.
The excitement turned to a bit of panic for myself when we were told the next day that she would be on a plane by Wednesday night. Thankfully through the ongoing support of Your Education, everything prior had been sorted, so it was just a matter of packing, last minute immunisations and some souvenirs to purchase.
Angela from Your Education arranged for Aana to be flown from Tauranga to Auckland (this made it so much easier on us working parents) and for someone to meet her at the domestic airport to accompany her to the international airport, this was one of the biggest reliefs of all to me. Aana had only ever travelled to Australia with us, so I was stressed. The Your Education representative had travelled to the United States as a student so she was able to give Aana all sorts of wonderful travel advice.
Aana called me just before she boarded the plane, she had a stopover in LAX before landing in Houston, the stopover I was fretting, but the Your Education representative talked her through negotiating her way through LAX.
I was so impressed with Your Education, they called us to see how we were doing which was such a relief, my only connection to Aana. Your Education also called me a few days after Aana’s arrival and a few times during her 6 months away. We did have Aana’s flight changed and this was not too much trouble, Your Education got hold of the Area Representative in Aana’s area.
Not long after Aana’s return back home she got a welcome home call and email from Your Education. It was nice to know we still had that connection. Aana honestly had a wonderful exchange experience. She grew so much in character and gained a wealth of confidence and knowledge. She was matched with an incredible family who she considers her other ‘American family.’ She is in regular contact with them and has set a goal to go back and see them when she completes high school at the end of 2017.
I would thoroughly recommend anybody considering this experience for their child to Just Do IT! Your child is in good hands with Your Education. They will walk you through each process of applying step by step (like they did us, as I was utterly clueless), they will find the best family for your child and they will continue to remain in contact with you while your child is away. The best outcome for your child is their number one concern.
Thank you Your Education for providing this opportunity to Aana, she is keen to support other students in making a decision to do an exchange as its most definitely a positive experience that will remain with her for a lifetime."
The excitement turned to a bit of panic for myself when we were told the next day that she would be on a plane by Wednesday night. Thankfully through the ongoing support of Your Education, everything prior had been sorted, so it was just a matter of packing, last minute immunisations and some souvenirs to purchase.
Angela from Your Education arranged for Aana to be flown from Tauranga to Auckland (this made it so much easier on us working parents) and for someone to meet her at the domestic airport to accompany her to the international airport, this was one of the biggest reliefs of all to me. Aana had only ever travelled to Australia with us, so I was stressed. The Your Education representative had travelled to the United States as a student so she was able to give Aana all sorts of wonderful travel advice.
Aana called me just before she boarded the plane, she had a stopover in LAX before landing in Houston, the stopover I was fretting, but the Your Education representative talked her through negotiating her way through LAX.
I was so impressed with Your Education, they called us to see how we were doing which was such a relief, my only connection to Aana. Your Education also called me a few days after Aana’s arrival and a few times during her 6 months away. We did have Aana’s flight changed and this was not too much trouble, Your Education got hold of the Area Representative in Aana’s area.
Not long after Aana’s return back home she got a welcome home call and email from Your Education. It was nice to know we still had that connection. Aana honestly had a wonderful exchange experience. She grew so much in character and gained a wealth of confidence and knowledge. She was matched with an incredible family who she considers her other ‘American family.’ She is in regular contact with them and has set a goal to go back and see them when she completes high school at the end of 2017.
I would thoroughly recommend anybody considering this experience for their child to Just Do IT! Your child is in good hands with Your Education. They will walk you through each process of applying step by step (like they did us, as I was utterly clueless), they will find the best family for your child and they will continue to remain in contact with you while your child is away. The best outcome for your child is their number one concern.
Thank you Your Education for providing this opportunity to Aana, she is keen to support other students in making a decision to do an exchange as its most definitely a positive experience that will remain with her for a lifetime."
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