Are you looking for a chance to live abroad to work on your language skills, learn about a new culture and have an altogether new experience?  Cultural Embrace offers a program to help you reach these goals in a cost-efficient, unforgettable way!  With the Language Exchange program, you will be placed with a host family and teach them English, or your native tongue, for about 15 hours per week in exchange for a private room in their home and full board.  This experience will earn you a chance to make life-long friends, explore the culture from an entirely new angle, and work on your own language skills in the meantime!  With durations from one to three months, pre-screened, enthusiastic host families, and our pre-departure and local support, the Language Exchange program offers an experience of two lifetimes!

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 Our Language Exchange Program Offers:

    * The satisfaction of helping others

    * An opportunity to broaden your perspective and worldview

    * An economical way to live and travel abroad

    * An opportunity to participate in and learn local cultural activities (e.g.: language, dance, cooking)

    * Memorable travel experiences with the chance to see exotic sites you have always dreamed about

    * The ability to make lifelong friends from around the globe

    * A valuable work experience that strengthens your resume

    * A great way to develop and support your self-confidence and interpersonal skills 

    * Guaranteed Host Family Placement Prior to Departure

You will be provided with a host family profile that matches your language level, goals, and preferences prior to your departure date.  All host families are pre-screened and have a past in hosting international students or other cultural exchanges. You will tutor English or your native language (ie: French, German, Russian, Chinese, etc) to your local host family for 15-20 hours/week

• Private Accommodations and Full-Board
  You will receive a private room in your host family’s home, as well as 3 meal per day,  7 days per week as compensation for your services.
• Arrival Assistance & Orientation
  Airport pick-up will be available, as well as an arrival orientation with our local partners.
• Visa Assistance
  Cultural Embrace will provide you with the proper documentation needed to obtain a visa.  We have no control or guarantees of government issuances and visa availability.
• Travel Insurance:  Basic Major Medical Coverage
  Our policy provides basic medical coverage. Cultural Embrace highly recommends additional travel insurance.
• Cultural Embrace Pre-Departure Kit
  Useful tips, advice, and information to prepare you for the amazing adventure of living and teaching abroad.
• Full-time Support
  Cultural Embrace provides representation in the United States and your host country prior to, during, and after your placement.
• Optional On-line TEFL Certification
  Preparation of skills and techniques required for successful language teaching at the leisure of your own schedule and computer.  This 20-units course requires approx. 80-100 hours of attention.  TEFL course may be added for only US$295!

• Be competent and fluent with your native language, English is most requested from local families, but other languages can be arranged too (knowledge of host country’s language helpful but NOT required.) 
• Have earned a high school diploma or certificate.
• Enjoy tutoring/teaching children or adults
• Good lesson planning and organization skills
• Be a non-smoker, or willing not to smoke in the host family’s home
• Flexibility to embrace foreign cultures and living abroad
• Responsible and dedicated to full-term of commitment
• Criminal background check may be required by some positions

Brazil (1-3 months)	US$1410
France (1-3 months)	US$1445
Italy (1-3 months)	US$1445
Spain (1-3 months)	US$2225

*Can$, Aus$, Br£, Euros€ can be accepted with an additional service charge for currency conversion
**Optional on-line TEFL course may be added for only US$295.

1. Obtain the Teach Abroad Application Forms & Procedures documents in one of three ways: 

(a) Download the forms:  Teach Application (pdf) and Language Exchange Details and FAQ (pdf).

(b) Fill out an online application request form and the forms will be e-mailed to you within 2-3 days.

(c) Call Cultural Embrace at 1-512-469-9089 or (US toll-free) 1-888-214-8570 to have the forms mailed to you in 7-10 days.

2. Read the instructions carefully and complete all forms.

3. Submit your completed application packet to:

CULTURAL EMBRACE
7201 Bill Hughes Road
Austin, TX 78745 USA 

Completed packet should include:

• Teach Program Application
• Signed Teach Program Agreement
• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter explaining why you want to teach abroad
• Transcript/copy of degree
• Copy of your passport (information page only)
• Three Letters of Recommendations (your referrer can send it directly to us via post or email)
• Medical report verifying physical and mental health
• Police background check
• Four passport-size photos
• One full-length picture
• US$200 non-refundable deposit (credited towards your program fee)

Start dates vary depending on availability of host family. Limited availability during peak summer holiday months.

Upon receipt of your application, we will contact you for ~20-30 minute phone interview to learn more about your skills, experience, needs, etc; and to discuss the program details and expectations.  After acceptance to our program, we will invoice you the remainder of the program fee.

*Cultural Embrace requires an expedited application fee for those applying 12 weeks or fewer before the desired date of departure. Applications received 8-12 weeks prior to your desired departure date will be charged $150. Applications received fewer than 8 weeks before the desired departure date will be charged $250.

Upon receipt of full program fee enrollment, your placement will be confirmed by email including the following information: teach abroad placement and confirmation date, details of host family (address, family members, house rules), details of the community, hours of teaching per week, start and end dates, geographic characteristics of the host community location.

For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at teach@culturalembrace.com or you can call us at 1-512-469-9089 or (US/Canada toll-free) 1-888-214-8570.