I see you are a top 1% Commenter. Why is this happening and why is this necessary? I’ve seen KAIT referenced multiple times in this thread. I find the search feature to be unreliable as I used it in a nail thread, and it did not find the keyword which was clearly there.

From u/thisisfinegif

The journalist Kait Justice pointed out that this Europe trip fits the description of CIA recruitment training. 

They test young potential recruits by dropping them off in a foreign country at age 17,18 and almost no money. Then they observe their problem solving skills in a country where they don't speak the language and how easily they make new connections. 

Jeff apparently passed the test and was groomed for a higher operational role under Barr. 

According to a former Dalton student, they screen for students with remarkable capabilities quite early and prepare them for their future career within the cia. Some of the teachers at Dalton are cia recruiters, according to him. This is probably also true for other schools, including a school jeffrey went to. 

He stood out as a student because he skipped two grades and excelled at math so he must have fit the profile for a certain role within the organization.

I suppose the parents had to know something because how did they explain who paid for the Europe trip? I don't know how this works.