Vicky's nephew Bryan was able to spend 6 weeks in Malaysia courtesy of AIESEC, the world's largest organization completely run by college students. To reciprocate, Casa Ermita is now hosting 3 exchange students--a boy from Germany, a young lady from Austria and a girl from Beijing. These kids will be working for Gawad Kalinga, a local charity group that builds houses for indigents. Quite polite, easy-going and responsible, these students will be exposed to and will interact with third world conditions and will spend some time and effort to make a difference. I understand that the Austrian lady is studying communication arts, while the much younger Chinese girl is going for a degree in computer science. I hope that the experience of student exchange will broaden cross-cultural understanding and on a personal level, will be a solid foundation for close international friendships for these guests, Bryan, his siblings and his cousins.
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