Strypey on Nostr: (2/2) Like normalising second language learning, making an Overseas Experience (OE) a ...
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Like normalising second language learning, making an Overseas Experience (OE) a standard right of passage for young people might go a long way to civilising the US. Particularly if it can be funded for the rural poor, who'd otherwise never be able to afford it.
Imagine if the majority of US citizens had an AFS-style experience during their youth;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFS_Intercultural_Programs
Like normalising second language learning, making an Overseas Experience (OE) a standard right of passage for young people might go a long way to civilising the US. Particularly if it can be funded for the rural poor, who'd otherwise never be able to afford it.
Imagine if the majority of US citizens had an AFS-style experience during their youth;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFS_Intercultural_Programs