Every year, one of the highlights for the exchange visitors of the Cross Cultural Internship Program (www.theccip.com), an EVP J-1 intern program sponsored by FUSIA, is the first Friday visit to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) followed by a trip to the observation deck of the Empire State Building. In one outing, the group took in some of the world's most groundbreaking works of art and incomparable 360-degree views of New York City.

With exhibits featuring the works of Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and Frank Lloyd Wright, along with creations and new art forms pioneered by living artists, the MoMA, founded in 1929, offers art lovers a truly unique and captivating experience. For most of the exchange visitors, this was the first time to see these renowned works of art in person.

This activity, led by three student leaders, provided the exchange visitors a fuller experience of New York City and American culture while they are here to learn at their professional internships.

"I've glad to have the opportunity to lead," a student leader said. "It provides me with greater responsibility and another perspective on my training aside from my internship."

After the museum, the group traveled together to the Empire State Building where they ascended to New York's highest open-air observatory. The Empire State Building, a National Historic Landmark, is one of the world's most iconic buildings, a 102-story skyscraper constructed in 1931 that has held the title of New York's and even the world's tallest building at various points in its history.