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[quote=Anonymous]We go away between Christmas and New Year every year, and we do not bring our AP.  As the matching process goes on, we bring up the question of vacation and ask them if they have thoughts of where they'd like to visit and whether any of their friends are planning also to do an AP year.  At this point, we mention that this week is an excellent time to plan vacation, whether it means having a friend or family come or whether they want to travel or go home.  In our 11 years in the program, I'd say that about 1/3 have had family come, 1/3 have had friends or SOs come, and 1/3 have gone home for the two weeks.  It's never been an issue with any of them.  We raise it early and casually, so they know about it from the start.  We also make sure to allow them to leave early if they are going home, so they can get a good/cheaper flight (we let them leave around the 17th or so).  For those who have friends or family come, we welcome them to come when they want and stay into the new year - until the 3rd or 4th, so again, the flights are more manageable.  If you can make some accommodations for your AP, this shouldn't be an issue at all. [/quote]

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