The International Friendship Commission of the City of Chula Vista has extended the deadline for accepting applications for the 2017 Student/Young Professional Exchange Program with Sister City Odawara, Japan. Four Chula Vista residents between the ages of 18 and 23 will be selected to spend two weeks in Odawara with their host families. In turn, the Chula Vista residents will host the selected Odawara students in Chula Vista for two weeks. Candidates are expected to be in college or college bound, or be young professionals and must be Chula Vista residents. The Commission provides a $1,000 travel stipend toward airfare.

The exchange is from July 28 through August 19, 2017. Chula Vista representatives will depart on July 28, and return with their respective Odawara students on August 8. Odawara students will return home on August 19.

Applications are available online. Students must turn in their applications to the International Friendship Commission secretary, Lilia Cesena, at the Mayor and Council offices by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12. Contact Ms. Cesena at  the City of Chula Vista, Mayor and Council Offices, 276 Fourth Avenue, Building A, Chula Vista, CA 91910, or call (619) 691-5044.