Common Concerns

What if I want to communicate with my child?

As a parent you have many ways to get in touch with your Student Ambassador, including telephone calls, letters and faxes. Your child is also free to call home during the journey. At your orientation meetings, the teacher leaders will discuss how to send international mail and use calling cards.

We remind parents not to worry if you don't hear from your child during the first few days of the journey; Student Ambassadors have full schedules and are often too excited by the activities to stop and call home.

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The Student Ambassador journey begins long before departure.

You and your child will attend six two-hour orientation meetings to prepare during the months before the delegation embarks on the Student Ambassador journey.

In addition to learning the details of the journey and the destination, your family will meet fellow delegates and their families. You will get to know your area delegation leaders and observe how they supervise the delegates. For many Student Ambassadors, lifelong friendships begin at the very first meeting.

Count on these informative, interactive orientation meetings to help you:

• Learn about the culture and history of your child's destination
  
• Find out just what to pack
  
• Review all air and land travel details
  
• Answer any other questions you or your child may have about the journey
  
• Meet delegation leaders and see them in action