United Studies SWT and Camp Counselor Program

04/14/2026

🌍 Calling all 2025 J-1 Alumni! 🌍

Even though you’ve completed your program and are back home, there is one last "souvenir" to take care of—your 2025 U.S. taxes! 🇺🇸

If you were in the U.S. on a J-1 visa last year, you are still required to file with the IRS as a "nonresident alien." Keeping your tax record clean is super important for your future travels and any future U.S. visa applications!

To make it easy to file from anywhere in the world, we recommend Sprintax. They specialize in nonresident taxes and will help you get everything filed correctly from the comfort of your home.

Why use Sprintax?
✅ Remote Filing: Handle your Federal, State, and Form 8843 entirely online.
✅ Stay Eligible: Ensure your U.S. record stays clear for future visits.
✅ Save Money: Use code 5F25UST50 for $5 OFF your Federal return! 💸

🗓️ THE FINAL COUNTDOWN:
The IRS tax deadline is TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 15, 2026! ⏰

Last-minute help:
🎓 https://www.sprintax.com/returns/

Good luck with your filing, and we hope you’re doing well back home! 💼✈️

Sprintax Returns is the only online solution for nonresident federal tax e-filing and state tax return preparation. E-file 1040-NR. Form 8843, F**A refund & state tax returns.

04/01/2026

We know what day it is. You’re expecting us to say we are retiring to become a professional goat herder or that we’re launching a summer camp on the moon. 🛰️👨‍🚀

But this is NO JOKE.

We are officially hiring for Summer Camp Counselors and Support Staff! If you want to spend your summer getting paid to be a mentor, a leader, and basically a professional fun-maker, this is your sign.

The Perks (All True):
Build a resume that actually stands out. 📈
Make friendships that last way longer than an April Fool’s prank. 🤝
Create life-changing memories for students from around the world. 🌎
Actually get paid to be outdoors instead of staring at a spreadsheet. 🌲

Don't let this opportunity pass you by just because you don't trust the internet today. We are the real deal and we want YOU on our team!

Apply before the pranksters take over:
👉 www.unitedstudies.org

01/14/2026

"You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere." 🌍✈️

When you work at a US summer camp, you don't just make friends—you build a global family. You arrive as strangers from different continents, but after weeks of exploring American culture, sharing sunsets, and supporting each other, you leave as inseparable soulmates.

The hardest part of camp isn’t the work; it’s saying "see you later" at the end of the summer. But the best part? Knowing you now have a home in countries all over the world.

Come for the adventure. Stay for the people who will change your life. Join us: 🔗 www.unitedstudies.org

01/08/2026

Camp Math: 1 week at camp = 3 years of real-world friendship. 🧮🏕️

There is no bond quite like the one you form with someone after you've both survived a humid heatwave, performed a skit wearing trash bags, and scrubbed a dining hall floor together.

Camp friends have seen you at your best (leading the team!) and your worst (7:00 AM before coffee). ☕️👹 They are the only people who will understand your inside jokes about bug spray and cafeteria mystery meat.

Get ready to meet the weirdest, best, most supportive group of humans you’ll ever know.

Find your future besties here: 👉 www.unitedstudies.org

01/05/2026

🛑 Myth: Camp food is nothing but chicken fingers and tater tots. 🍗🍟 ✅ Reality: Camp kitchens are culinary powerhouses! 👨‍🍳🥗

While we do love a golden tater tot now and then, the food at a US summer camp is so much more. We’re talking fresh salad bars, Taco Tuesdays 🌮, outdoor BBQ cookouts 🍔, and creative, nutritious meals designed to keep you energized for every hike, swim, and song.

The kitchen staff works hard to create amazing variety to fuel our staff and campers for their big adventures.

Come for the experience, stay for the seconds! 🍽️ Join us next summer: 👉 www.unitedstudies.org

01/03/2026

📸 To the ones behind the lens: You are the keepers of the magic. ✨

Being a Multimedia Counselor isn't just about taking photos or editing videos. It’s about noticing the moments that everyone else is too busy living to see.

It’s capturing the exact second a camper conquers their fear on the ropes course. It’s documenting the quiet, sunrise conversations and the loud, messy joy of a color war. It’s freezing a moment in time so that years from now, when a camper looks back at that photo, they can remember exactly how it felt to be young, free, and surrounded by friends.

You aren't just making content. You are writing the history of the summer. You are giving the gift of memory.

Are you ready to tell the story of a lifetime? Apply now: 👉 www.unitedstudies.org

01/01/2026

12/30/2025

Want to feel like a total celebrity? Be a Camp Counselor. 😎

When you work at a US summer camp, you aren't just staff—you are a hero! 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

Get ready for: 🎨 Making friendship bracelets by the hundreds. 🎤 Leading the loudest chants in the dining hall. 🩹 Being the person they run to when they scrape a knee. 👀 Having 10 little campers think you are the coolest person on Earth.

It’s high energy, lots of laughter, and the most rewarding job you’ll ever have.

Ready to meet your biggest fans? Apply now for Summer 2026! 🇺🇸

12/27/2025

The smartest travel hack in the world? Being a Camp Counselor or Support Staff at camp. 🧠✈️

Why pay for hotels when you can spend a summer building a global network of couches to crash on? 🛋️🌎

By the end of the summer, your contact list will look like the United Nations. You’ll have a place to stay in London, a tour guide in Sydney, and someone to grab coffee with in Mexico City.

You aren't just making friends; you're securing your future travel itinerary. Oh, and you get to have a blast exploring the US while you do it. Win-win.

Start building your international network today: 👉 www.unitedstudies.org

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays to our friends around the world! ❄️☀️

From all of us at the United Studies Camp Team, we are sending our warmest wishes to every corner of the map. Whether you are celebrating in the snow ☃️ or enjoying a sunny summer day in the southern hemisphere 🏖️, we hope this season is filled with joy, laughter, and time spent with loved ones.

Thank you for being part of our global family. We can’t wait to make more memories with you in 2026! ✈️🇺🇸

12/23/2025

🎮 Choose Your "Day Off" Character:
A) The "Hibernator": Sleeps until noon, eats a bagel, goes back to sleep. 😴🥯
B) The "Tourist": crams 3 National Parks, a museum, and a famous landmark into 12 hours. 📸🏔️
C) The "Snack Hunter": Their only mission is to find the nearest Walmart and discover what "fluff" is. 🛒🇺🇸
D) The "Local": Finds a hidden waterfall that not even the town mayor knows about. 🌊

At a US summer camp, your days off are as diverse as the staff! Whether you’re recharging your social battery or road-tripping to a city you’ve only seen in movies, the adventure doesn't stop when you clock out.

Come for the campfires, stay for the days off! Apply now for the summer of a lifetime: 👉 www.unitedstudies.org