{"582161":{"#nid":"582161","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Home for the Holidays","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHome for the Holidays\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E was started in 2014 by the Student Government Association when we realized that a lot of international students aren\u0026rsquo;t able to travel home over the short Thanksgiving break.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E In order to build a stronger GT community, this program was designed to provide international students the opportunity to experience the Thanksgiving holiday - for many, for the first time - in a local family\u0026rsquo;s home.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThese students are being matched with other members of the Tech community for the Thanksgiving holiday! Students will go to the host\u0026rsquo;s home on Thursday, November 24, 2016 to share a Thanksgiving meal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELast year, 87 students were paired with with \u0026nbsp;55 hosts as a part of the program. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIf you would like to host a student, please submit the form below:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tinyurl.com\/2016HostAHomeForTheHolidays\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewww.tinyurl.com\/2016HostAHomeForTheHolidays\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIf you are an international student looking to be paired, please submit the form below:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tinyurl.com\/2016GuestAHomeForTheHolidays\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewww.tinyurl.com\/2016GuestAHomeForTheHolidays\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Many international students aren\u0027t able to go home over Thanksgiving break, and this program matches them with local families to share Thanksgiving with them."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2016-10-05 18:43:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-05 18:44:13","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"582160":{"id":"582160","type":"image","title":"Home for the Holidays","body":null,"created":"1475692892","gmt_created":"2016-10-05 18:41:32","changed":"1475692892","gmt_changed":"2016-10-05 18:41:32","alt":"","file":{"fid":"221908","name":"ATT00001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ATT00001.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ATT00001.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":337620,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ATT00001.jpg?itok=ZOg0zVDG"}}},"media_ids":["582160"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"166850","name":"clubs and volunteer opportunities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}