Has anyone ever participated in the People to People Student Ambassador Program?

Question

If so, does it cost money and how was your experience in it?

Answer 1

I got an invite but it costs a lot of money.  My friend had to raise money by selling lottery tickets.

Answer 2

I didn't but a person I knew did. I think he said it cost him quite a bit of money.  Sorry for not being too helpful.

If you do end up participating in it, Have fun!

Answer 3

I got the paper in the mail,

I MAY do it next summer.

idk, sounds awesome.

Answer 4

I was going to, but its alot of $$$

Answer 5

Yes, I have twice.  In seventh grade I traveled to Washington, D.C. and had a great time.  In eight grade I went to Paris, London, and Brussels and had an even better time.  However, my mom swore she'd never send me with them again.  Yes, it costs money.  A lot of money.  And even after we paid the final cost, they sent us a letter saying air fare had gone up and we owed them an extra hundred dollars.  They also sent another random letter saying we needed to pay more, which we ignored, and nothing happened.  So maybe the times we did pay didn't even go toward the trip.

In my experience, the trips are basically just sight-seeing.  They're not like high school leadership programs where you meet with important people and discuss issues.  Yeah, we listened to speakers, but everyone was falling asleep anyway.  In London we had a global warming debate, but out of 40 kids, there was one speaker, and nothing for the rest of us to do.  I just left to talk to some cute British boys.  

Basically, it's a vacation.  You get high school credit for it, because you have to complete three assignments before you go, about history and stuff.  But once you're there, you can either:

Listen to the facilitator and see the sights (boring!).

OR

Not listen to the facilitator and see the sights (talk to guys on the phone till 4 AM, sneak into each other's rooms, flirt aimlessly because you'll never see these people again, have contests to see who can get the most European phone numbers, ask clerks where the condoms are in French, etc.)

So, it's a fling thing.  You don't really learn much, but it's a good time.  

You could ask someone else and get a completely different answer.  Let's just say they belonged to the first category.

Answer 6

My 13 year old stepdaughter has participated in it twice, once to Austrailia and once to Europe.  From what I understand, she has to raise about 5 thousand dollars to be able to go, which she does by doing various activities, and the family helps her financially, too.  She loves it.

  I think that they might help give you ideas on how to raise the money for the trip.