Tourists cut short vacations and multinational companies either urged staff to leave or said they were considering plans to move outside the city. But many Japanese were cancelling trips and staying put, saying now is not the time to leave home. ...."The earthquake could have great implications on the global economic front," said Andre Bakhos, director of market analytics at Lec Securities in New York. "If you shut down Japan, there could be a global recession." ...
A Mechanicsburg-area host family had a wonderful experience with LEC student Elo?se Lambert of Palinges, a small village in central France. While every experience is different, we're happy to say that this one is not uncommon! ...
