thank you,
She did not pay for her US ticket. She was part of the FLEX program (Future Leader Exchange). They have a few thousand applicants and a few dozen get selected by the US state department at our embassy by tests and interviews. Their travel and a small stipend are paid for by our US government. see:  Being a Flex student is a bit of an honor.
Basically she was a top (perfect 12's there, 95+% here) student, a leader and volunteer in her community and excellent in English. I have had a lot of exchange students and she impressed me. I would like to help her. She is now like a daughter. She lost a year of Ukraine schools so she may not score as well as she could compared to those that stayed in the Ukraine on those tests. I do not doubt that she will get some Ukranian scholarships but would like to help a little on the other things.Â
But no her family lives in the country and exists mostly by their own garden, raising chickens,..... so too much money there.