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I worked at the Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in the van Buren Missouri from 17th of May

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The Students’ Work & Travel Programme (SWAT) was developed by Mark Foster who was a beneficiary of a Work and Travel Programme and have shared the wonderful and enlightening experience of learning about the cultures, languages and customs of other countries through international education and work exchange programs. SWAT was henceforth established as a collective effort to provide the most affordable opportunity for university students to embark on an adventure to experience life and culture in the US, earn money and internationalize their résumés.

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Jobs : entail,cashering,life guard,waiter/waitressing, themepark jobs(ride attendant,park attendant,games,foods),house keeping, documents required, all the forms listed below show be completed and submitted (these forms will be made accessible).

School Status Letter and School ID

Email Resume (Excluding Self-Placed Applicants)

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CHI was founded in 1980 by Tom and Lilka Areton and located in Chicago.

CCI Greenheart is division of non profit green heart international and was founded in 1985.

SPIRIT was founded in 2002, and is member of the Alliance for international exchange.

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Find answers here to some of the most frequently asked questions about Explore Your World Summer Work and Travel Programme. If we haven’t answered your question, please contact us directly .

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What is the J1 work and travel programme?

Who is eligible to go on the programme.

• A full-time student doing at least 12 credits per semester and be enroute to graduate as per programme stipulated period.
• Pursuing a 2–4 year diploma/degree programme at an accredited tertiary-level institution.
• Must be from ages 18-30 years old
• Willing to attend physical and/or virtual orientation and interview sessions in your home country.
• A national of the country from which you are participating.

How long can I stay in the US for?

Is there a grace period, how do i register to go on the programme.

• First, create an online account at our website and submit the required documents. Once documents are validated, a payment authorization code will be emailed to the applicant, which they can use to make their first deposit to us.
• Immediately after registration & programme fee deposit payment is validated, proceed to collect and upload the required documents. Applicants will also have access to job board/sponsor selection tab.

How much does the programme cost?

What type of jobs do we have to offer.

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Can I get a job on my own?

Can i go to the same destination with friends, can i stay with relatives while on the programme, how can i ensure my safety while on the programme, if i have a visa already, do i need to get a another one.

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The UWI Republic Bank Ltd. World of Work (WOW) Programme is geared towards Final Year students of the St. Augustine Campus. The programme takes students one step closer to the workplace by providing specific workshops to meet their needs. Participants have an opportunity to put the final touches on their winning resume, receive expert advice on acing the  interview; including dressing for the workplace and dealing with interview anxiety, and be a part of an expert panel of interviewers at a Mock Interview.  

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  Overseas Work and Travel  is an organization that facilitates cultural exchange through the J1 Summer Work Travel, Internship/Trainee, and Teach-USA programs..

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   Participants  in the  Summer Work Travel program are allowed to visit the  United States for a period of three (3) to four (4) months, to participate in a grand exchange of culture, and then return home to complete their studies.  

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 Internships are for recent Graduates with at least an Associate Degree. Participants will get a chance to visit the USA to live and work for 12 to 18 months while pursuing internship or training in their area of expertise. 

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• Exploring Moscow for the First Time? A Personal Guide is What You Need!

If you are coming to Moscow on business and need help with local transportation or translation during your stay, if you’ve got a couple of days to spare to do some sightseeing after you are done with all the important stuff, or if you go to Russia to check out all the tourist attractions in the first place, I can offer you the top-level personal driver and guide services for your entire trip’s duration. Since the meeting in Moscow Airport and until the moment you board the plane back home I’ll be your driver, guide and translator all-in-one, helping you find your way around the city and ensuring you’ll get the most out of your stay.

If you want to truly experience Moscow and get to know its rich historical and cultural heritage, take loads of pictures and just have a great time in a new and unfamiliar city, a personal guide is the way to go. It’s great if you have a friend showing you around or if you’re on an organized tour – but not all hidden tourist gems find their way into the generic program, you know. The tour schedule might not suit you, the attractions list might not have all the sights you had in mind, rolling together with a large group of people in a predetermined path might not be your way of spending time – there are plenty of reasons why people choose personal guides. If you are on a business trip, sightseeing might not be a top priority on your list of to-do things. But if there’s some free time left and you are in the mood to spend it discovering the various Moscow’s attractions, feel free to contact me and I’ll make sure you won’t regret it.

Only with a guide you’ll be able to survive the maze of Moscow’s streets

Moscow isn’t exactly the easiest city to find one’s way around if you are a foreign tourist or a businessman. Luckily, you’ve already had your stay planned beforehand by yourself or by other people responsible for that, with all the transportation and guide services arranged for. But what if you’d like to veer off the beaten path a little bit and check out something that’s not on your tour program? If you came by yourself and have no one to take care of meet and greet service in a Moscow airport, you might find yourself a little bit confused and overwhelmed. The language barrier can make things even more complicated if you don’t have someone who can translate with you – not so many people can speak English here, let alone other foreign languages. Feeling stranded in the airport in Moscow and being absolutely confused by the transportation system of the city is definitely not the best way to start your trip, so give a thought to the meet & greet service I can provide you straight from any Moscow international airportcustoms and passport control.

There are five airports in Moscow. Domodedovo airport and Sheremetyevo airport are the two international airports that most foreign visitors will arrive at. These two handle most of the international traffic, so they’re going to be your gateway to the city and the country. The customs procedures and passport control are nothing special; everything’s pretty much as you would expect them to be in any major airport around the globe. First you go through passport control. After you’ve got the stamps, you are free to pick up your luggage. Then it’s time for the customs proceedings. Just be sure to declare all your valuable possessions or large amounts of cash and hold to those papers until the day of departure, as you’ll need them when you depart. The time it takes to pass all the controls may vary depending on how many flights have arrived around that time; generally it takes anything from half an hour to an hour or more if it’s a particularly busy time.

Even locals get lost in Moscow sometimes, being a foreigner doesn’t help the situation

After you are done with all the paperwork, you walk out into the arrivals hall and are basically free to go about your business. If you’re not a first time visitor, can speak Russian or just feel confident exploring and finding your own way around Moscow, you can call a taxi, catch a train or a bus straight out of the airport and get to the city proper. After that, there’s a variety of ways to get where you want – but I’ve got to warn you that sometimes navigating Moscow can be hard even for a local. The public transportation system is fairly complex, the traffic is intense, and, as I said before, the language barrier can really get in your way when you need to find the simplest and quickest route around the city.

In most cases you’ll be much better off with someone who’ll take care of all that stuff for you, leaving your hands and mind free to enjoy the trip. We can arrange the meeting in airport if you provide me your contact and arrival data. Usually, I’d be holding a card with your name in the Moscow airport arrivals hall, standing near an easy-to-spot landmark right close to where you’ll be coming from. Of course, I can also provide you with photos of me so that you’d have an easier time finding me in the crowd. In case of an emergency you can also contact me via the cell phone number I will provide you with. I will wait for you to go through all the paperwork and customs control. Don’t worry if it takes a while, or if your plane is delayed – I’ll still be there to pick you up right after you’re done. It would be great if we could work out a preliminary schedule for your stay in Moscow, but there’s absolutely nothing stopping you from changing anything mid-course. I’m completely open to your suggestions any time during your stay in Moscow – just tell me what you need, and I’ll use all my knowledge and experience to guarantee you’ll have an unforgettably pleasant visit to Moscow.

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• A Case with Wrong Parking (Part I) With posting this picture of the Dworak family and me (taken by a passing tourist as we stood in Red Square in front of St. Basil's cathedral), I would like to tell you the story of their last day in Moscow and the big problem we were about to encounter.
• A Case with Wrong Parking (Part II) On May 4th about 5 PM, after seeing off my Austrian clients, Rupert, Alexandra, Victor and Jana, at Domodedovo airport, I was able to quickly get a ticket and catch the "AeroExpress" train which goes to  Paveletsky railway station in the center of Moscow within 45 minutes.
• A Case with Wrong Parking (Part III) ...A short time later, after seeing my wife off to her work at the hospital very early in the morning  (7 am) and while it was still night in Austria, I went downtown to take some interesting photos during the last repetition of Victory Parade on the Red Square I met on Tverskaya street one photographer from Minsk (capital of Belorussia) and one from St.
• Cold weather in Moscow During last several days the weather in Moscow became very cold: last night it was about -22...-24 C and during the day - about - 15 C. I am very happy right now that recently I bought a very good winter coat, made in Finland by special "Valtherm" technology.
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My name's Arthur Lookyanov, I'm a private tour guide, personal driver and photographer in Moscow, Russia. I work in my business and run my website Moscow-Driver.com from 2002. Read more about me and my services , check out testimonials of my former business and travel clients from all over the World, hit me up on Twitter or other social websites. I hope that you will like my photos as well.

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M-6/I-96 interchange rebuilding and bridge work begins this Sunday

April 23, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $7.5 million to rebuild the M-6/I-96 interchange in Cascade Township. Work includes asphalt rebuilding and bridge improvements.   

County: Kent

Highways: M-6 and I-96

Closest city: Grand Rapids

Start date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Estimated end date: Mid-November 2024

Traffic restrictions: The eastbound M-6 ramp to eastbound I-96 is scheduled to close 3 p.m. this Sunday through June 21 . The posted detour is to head north on M-37 (Broadmoor Avenue) and east on M-11 (28th Street) to eastbound I-96.

The eastbound M-6 ramp to westbound I-96 is scheduled to close June 22 through Sept. 8. The posted detour is to head north on M-37 (Broadmoor Avenue) and east on M-11 (28th Street) to westbound I-96.

The eastbound and westbound I-96 ramps to westbound M-6 are scheduled to close July 27 through Nov. 9. The posted detour is to head west on M-11 and south on M-37 (Broadmoor Avenue) to westbound M-6. Ramp closure dates are approximate and will depend on project progression.

Jobs numbers: Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 91 jobs.

Safety benefit: This work also will increase the safety and ride quality for the motoring public.

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President Biden announced $7 billion more for solar power projects and pointed to a new a climate work force as he tries to galvanize young voters.

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He also said the American Climate Corps, a new work force for people hoping to combat climate change, would create thousands of jobs for the next generation.

Mr. Biden’s Earth Day event comes as he tries to energize younger voters, many of whom are disillusioned with the 2024 candidates and infuriated over the administration’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza.

On Monday, Mr. Biden tried to strike a middle ground when speaking about the turmoil on college campuses . Asked whether he condemned “the antisemitic protesters,” Mr. Biden said, “I condemn the antisemitic protests.” He added: “I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.”

Mr. Biden leads his Republican opponent, former President Donald J. Trump, among young voters, and many approve of his record on the environment when contrasted with Mr. Trump’s. Mr. Biden’s lead, however, is smaller than it was at this point during the 2020 election cycle, according to a Harvard Youth Poll released last week.

Another poll, from October , found that just 31 percent of voters younger than 30 were “satisfied” with Mr. Biden’s record on climate change.

Danielle Deiseroth, the executive director of Data for Progress, a left-leaning research firm, said Mr. Biden could use his efforts to combat climate change to bolster support among young voters.

“The bigger fear is not necessarily young voters turning out en masse for Trump. It’s them staying home,” Ms. Deiseroth said. “That’s where the climate stuff does come into play, to sort of energize and also to scare young people to coming out to vote.”

Mr. Biden has faced a messaging problem when it comes to the Inflation Reduction Act, his most consequential climate policy to date. The legislation contained hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits to help companies switch to low-carbon electricity sources like wind, solar and nuclear power. It also included billions in incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and electric heat pumps for their homes.

The law, signed in 2022, is already having ripple effects: Across the country, businesses have announced plans for more than 150 factories that would build electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. Sales of electric cars and installations of large-scale solar power plants both hit record highs last year.

Yet polls suggest that few Americans seem to know about the law.

One potential problem is that many of the climate law’s outcomes are not yet fully visible. While companies have announced more than $100 billion in new manufacturing investments in states like Arizona, Georgia and Michigan, many of those factories are not yet up and running.

Some environmentalists have sought to publicize the law’s effects. Climate Power, a liberal advocacy group, plans to spend $80 million on election-year advertising to contrast Mr. Biden’s legislative accomplishments with the actions of Mr. Trump, who has mocked climate science and has vowed to roll back programs to promote clean energy.

Other climate activists have sharply criticized Mr. Biden for not doing enough to curtail fossil fuel drilling in the United States. U.S. oil and gas production soared to record highs last year. Many activists have focused anger on Mr. Biden’s approval of Willow , an $8 billion oil drilling project on pristine federal land in Alaska, and on federal approval of a natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia that has been opposed by environmentalists.

“President Biden has taken historic action on climate change and done more than any president in history to combat the climate crisis, but that bar is unfortunately quite low,” said Stevie O’Hanlon, the communications director for the Sunrise Movement, a group of young climate activists. “If Joe Biden wants to be seen as a climate president by young voters, he needs to decisively take action to end the fossil fuel era.”

In recent months, Mr. Biden has taken a series of steps to try to slow down domestic fossil fuel production. In January, the administration said it would pause the approval of new terminals that export liquefied natural gas in order to study the issue further. This month, the Interior Department said it would ban oil drilling across nearly 13 million acres in Alaska’s North Slope.

Lisa Friedman contributed reporting.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs is a White House correspondent, covering President Biden and his administration. More about Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Brad Plumer is a Times reporter who covers technology and policy efforts to address global warming. More about Brad Plumer

Our Coverage of the 2024 Election

Presidential Race

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Kamala Harris, campaigning in Wisconsin, took sharp swipes at Trump for his actions on abortion , a hot topic across the country . But she stayed silent on the war in Gaza, another issue erupting elsewhere among the critical bloc of young voters she has been courting.

President Biden announced $7 billion in grants for solar power projects and tried to draw a contrast with Republicans  who want to roll back his policies on climate change.

Other Key Races

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Summer Lee’s race in Pennsylvania once seemed primed to become a major test of Democratic attitudes about the Middle East . But in much of the district, an expected ideological battle has not arrived.

A high-energy crowd rallied in Pittsburgh to support Representative Summer Lee, a left-leaning congresswoman whose primary is a high-profile test  of whether she can stave off a challenge aimed in part at her stance over the war in Gaza.

After Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, pro-Israel political groups put the Democratic Party’s most outspoken critics on notice. The groups have raised millions to challenge candidates they see as not sufficiently pro-Israel, but have spent little  as public opinion shifts.