1. Prepare for their questions! Take books out of the local library or Google the destination and read up on the traditions and customs you will be exposed to. Review the CEA website and get in touch with your Admissions Counselor - we speak to parents all the time and are here during break to help!
2. Get in touch with a CEA Alum - they can help you reinforce the benefits of studying abroad and the value of CEA programs.
3. Show them another "My Kid and My Money Go to (fill in the blank with school name)" sweatshirt. Then have them imagine where their holiday presents could come from next year!
4. Set your parents' cell ringtones to play "Fly Away," by Lenny Kravitz.