----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > >THE AMERICAN PAVILLION? > >They want ... $30 handling and admin fee payable to The American > >Pavillion, Inc. > > Reading your remarks in far Europe, I am sometimes really astonished > about an American mentality to earning money on every corner. They need > people for a job -- and the people should pay for it? > Klaus: I am not here to defend the United States, but application fees are required for most applications--universities, etc. Isn't it true of other countries too? The American Pavilion does not even want people for *a job,* it is a non-paid internship. So, if you want it is even more ironic. But, as I said, the application fee covers administrative costs. I believe it is a wondeful opportunity for students and I want to thank the person who responded to my request for info. so promptly. Maybe Venice and--yes, Berlin! should learn and make such opportunities available. Gloria Monti