After the arrival of more students on May 28th and June 4th, the Cross Cultural Internship Program (www.theccip.com) held its second post-arrival orientation. The program's founder, Elizabeth Kay, who is also a designated visa sponsor program officer, conducted the session with the help of two student leaders, Yueran Yang (Jessie) and Yilin Wang (Linda).

Starting the session at 10 am, Kay welcomed the group to New York and went over some important reminders of items covered at the pre-departure briefing in early April. The orientation also included discussing matters in relation to the J-1 Intern visa program. Afterwards, the meeting was turned over to the activities leaders so they could provide updates on the planned summer activities and answer any questions from the group.

"I've now been at my internship for three weeks and this is my second time attending the post-arrival orientation," said Linda, an activity leader. "The information is very helpful, especially because we covered topics that I know many students won't have thought about yet. There are a lot of mistakes to be made, so it's good to have some guidance."

She added, "I already feel like I've seen and learned so much at my internship."