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Meet Lupe and Zhamilya, Two Interns Experiencing the U.S. with Cultural Vistas

Zhamilya is originally from the town of Oskemen in the eastern-most region of Kazakhstan. This region close to the intersection of Kazakhstan, Russia, China, and Mongolia is also where she studied international relations at the Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan State University. Despite being in her early twenties, she has already mastered several foreign languages and experienced life abroad in South Korea, Germany, and now—the U.S.

Meet Our Intern: Alidzhon Yatimov, IAESTE

At Cultural Vistas, we like to practice what we preach. Besides working with more than 1,000 U.S. companies every year to facilitate internship and training programs through the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program, we often host international interns ourselves. This summer we are very excited to welcome Alidzhon “Ali” Yatimov to our Washington D.C. office to work with our Edmund S. Muskie Internship program team. Ali will be learning about the American work place, developing new skills and knowledge, expanding horizons and building the bridges between countries and cultures. Fast Facts about Ali • Where he is from:  Dushanbe, Tajikistan • Where…

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Meet Our International Intern: Monika Stekowski, CBYX

It’s officially intern season. For us, however, it’s kind of always that time. All year long, we facilitate internship and on-the-job training programs in the United States, through our role as a J-1 Visa sponsor, and more than 30 countries around the world for thousands of students and working professionals. We extol the value of these experiences for many reasons, one of which is because every year in our very own offices we witness firsthand #WhyHostingMatters. This year, we have welcomed international interns from Berlin, Mumbai, and São Paulo to learn alongside our staff and make meaningful contributions to our daily work. Today, we invite you to get…

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Meet Our International Intern: Christon Ragavan, IAESTE

In last week’s post, you met Rafael from São Paulo, our IT intern we are hosting through the IAESTE program. This week, we’d like you to meet our Celebrate the Connections documentary producer and resident jack of all trades: Christon Ragavan. Every year at Cultural Vistas, in addition to working with more than 900 U.S. businesses, companies, and NGOs to facilitate intern and trainee exchanges through the J-1 Visa. Because we practice what we preach, we also host international interns ourselves, like Christon and Rafael.

Meet Our International Intern: Rafael Bonametti, IAESTE

We practice what we preach. That’s why every year at Cultural Vistas, in addition to working with more than 900 U.S. businesses, companies, and NGOs to facilitate intern and trainee exchanges through the J-1 Visa, we host international interns ourselves. In 2016, this tradition continued as we have welcomed Christon, Monika, and Rafael, respectively from Mumbai, Berlin, and São Paulo, to the United States to learn alongside our New York team and contribute to our daily work.