Youth For Understanding (YFU): YFU Programs in Latvia
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Tucked in the heart of the Baltic countries, Latvia is famous worldwide for its painters, musicians and writers. Buildings featuring different historical periods encourage you to explore cities like Riga, the biggest metropolis in the Baltic regio... read more
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Tucked in the heart of the Baltic countries, Latvia is famous worldwide for its painters, musicians and writers. Buildings featuring different historical periods encourage you to explore cities like Riga, the biggest metropolis in the Baltic region. Some secondary schools, known as Gymnasiums, may specialize in a group of subjects such as math, physics and computer sciences, chemistry and biology, foreign languages and humanities, etc.
Gap Year Program: Whether you’re a recent graduate, have deferred college admissions, or are deciding what’s next, YFU’s young adult programs will help you to gain a greater understanding of another culture while experiencing another part of the world. As a YFU participant, you'll embark on an adventure, which will allow you to, appreciate the nuances of a foreign language, develop new skills, and test your confidence in new situations. Each program’s length varies however you will discover that your journey abroad will have a powerful, life-changing impact.
Study abroad with YFU to develop an understanding of a faraway place, and an understanding of an inner place.
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Program Type(s):
VolunteerGap Year
High School
Program Length(s):
- Academic Year
Relevant Study Subject(s):
- Computer Science
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- Human Biology
- Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Political Science and Government
- Music
- History
