Explore the World
Spend a Year Abroad!
Have you ever considered immersing yourself in another culture for an extended period of time? Unlike shorter exchanges, which offer brief glimpses into other cultures, spending a year abroad provides you with an opportunity to understand another culture on a deeper level.
This immersion experience allows youth to develop self-awareness and to consider their own world-view from a new perspective. Participants grow their leadership skills, independence, initiative and ability to navigate new and challenging experiences on their own. Students return to the USA with a new appreciation for America and their host country.
While States' 4-H does not offer a year-long abroad program, our two partners in Japan offer year-long programs for different age groups. Please click on the links below to learn more:
LEX Academic Year Abroad for High School students: https://www.lexlrf.org/japan-ayp.html
LEX Internship Programs (for high school graduates and older):
- World Internship Project (1-3 month program): https://www.lexlrf.org/world-internship-project.html
- Japan Internship (11-12 months, for youth ages 18-25): https://www.lexlrf.org/lex-internship-to-japan.html
Labo Internship Program - for youth ages 18 - 25: https://labo-exchange.com/intern/
Please apply directly with LEX or Labo.