International Academic Student Program - Study abroad, live with a Japanese family in Osaka, Japan

Please indicate in your application essay your volunteer work experience and/or interests. Safety is OGSHS's number one concern in all volunteer activities. A faculty committee will consider the time demands of your academic courses at Osaka Girls' and the assurance of your personal safety at all times.

OGSHS International students are now safely and productively volunteering at Kyoto University's Kitano Hospital. Plans for volunteering in December 2007-8 with Mother Theresa's organization, "Missionaries of Charity" and in the City of Joy, both in Calcutta, India, are presently undergoing extensive safety reviews

Please also indicate in your application essay if you are interested in challenging trekking in Nepal -- www.peregrineadventures.com.au/himalaya/ click on "Nepal" and drop down to "Everest Base Camp and Kala Patar".

After three days of language training, varied and safe, well-supervised, volunteer experiences throughout Kathmandu for two weeks are offered with Mr.Tej Shrestha and Mr. Sugandha at www.vsnnepal.org Contact them directly for details.

Please note that the inherent safety risks involved require that your OGSHS teachers must approve all volunteer plans based on your time constraints, flexibility and demonstrated maturity level.

(It is with regret that due to a series of bombings in Kathmandu in early September, 2007 which targeted students at a bus stop, we must suspend any Nepalese travel for the present time.)