American for a summer season. What you need to know about the Work and Travel program

October 26, 2021

American for a summer. What you need to know about the Work and Travel program

You can work and travel in the US during the summer if you are a student. The Work and Travel program gives you the opportunity. The data from Amabada USA tell you that Romania is in the top three countries from which most students leave with this cultural exchange program.

Ruxandra, a young woman from Romania, went to Ocean City, Maryland, near Washington DC She worked as a hostess, busser and food runner. He had all these positions in the two locations of the same restaurant.

In the last six years, between 6 and 7 thousand students have left constantly, says the US Embassy

To be eligible for the program you must be a student and at most 30 years old

There are over 20 Work and Travel agencies in Romania, according to the US Embassy

“I really liked the people there, they were very welcoming and very understanding people. My earnings were enough, I can say I made over $ 10,000. There were some pennies that helped me take a vacation and come home with money and earn a pretty decent living while I was there alone. I would wholeheartedly recommend the experience with Work and Travel because it is once in a lifetime “, says Ruxandra Selea, participant in the Work and Travel program

Andrei Dragu is the manager of a Work and Travel agency. He tells you that you can go anywhere in the United States, but the most popular student locations are California and the East Coast. You can work in the States between June 15 and September 30, then you have the right to visit until October 30.

“I’m going to go to locations you’ve only seen in movies. The cost of the program ranges from $ 1,500 to $ 2,500. Jobs are in the field of tourism, seasonal jobs, amusement parks, hotels, restaurants, resorts, golf courses. You can find your job at our agency, so to speak, in the sense that you choose an employer you want to go to from the palette we have. Regarding your accommodation in the United States of America, in most cases it is provided by the employer in different campuses or apartments that they own “, explains Andrei Dragu, GTS Work and Travel

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