OUTSIDE THE BOX:

The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) program is accepting applications from current high school students who would be interested in spending a (fully funded) academic year studying and living with a host family in a country with a significant Muslim population. Options range from Bulgaria and Tunisia to Ghana and Malaysia.  The deadline to apply is Dec. 3.  Details available at: exchanges.state.gov/us/program/kennedy-lugar-youth-exchange-study-yes-abroad

Interested in hosting an international Muslim student instead? The YES program is looking for U.S. host families too: www.yesprograms.org/