Just to clarify; I never worked for Ari Ben. Not once did I train any of their students, therefore I didn't work for them.
To get technical about it I was gaining work related experience from EFT for which, under the terms of the J1 visa you are allowed to recieve compensation.
I was merely a contractor who was paid by Ari Ben aviator for services provided to EFT.
Anyway, enough about me! How about we get back to discussing the issues at hand. Seeing as I am no longer at EFT I can't comment on the accomodation issue so I will just sit here and let the more well informed discuss it.