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A Reasons to be Cheerful feature examines a student exchange program designed so that participants never leave the United States. The piece draws on the idea, from Saskia Sassen's 1991 book The Global City, that cultural geography is not bounded by national borders. The article presents the program as an alternative to international travel for students seeking exchange experiences. Reasons to be Cheerful is the only outlet covering the program in today's scan, so the details come from that single source.