It’s amazing and such a sweet experience! My name is Renata and my family looked into the student exchange program for the first time this year, it’s amazing and such a sweet experience! Gyuri is my host sister and she is super sweet. She has gone from a shy girl to part of the family in such a short … Read More
Seeing our world through his eyes
Seeing our world through his eyes We have hosted several short term exchange students with varying success. As the 2017-8 school year approached this past August, an opportunity presented itself to host a student from Italy for the school year. With very little communication prior to Andrea arriving at our house, we became a host family for a 17 … Read More
“We’re keeping him, right?”
“We’re keeping him, right?” Our family has hosted twelve students over the past 10 years, plus other short stays. It’s been very positive for our family and we feel like we have kids from all over the world. Some years it takes a few months before we actually feel like family and that’s okay. We have heard many host … Read More
Maja has been a blessing from the beginning
Maja has been a blessing from the beginning Hello, My name is Candice Pias. This is a note about our family’s experience with hosting an exchange student over the last year. My husband’s name is Gill. We own a sign company and Gill also does some farming on the side. My husband and I enjoy boating, fishing, camping, playing … Read More
4th year hosting and it just gets better each time
4th year hosting and it just gets better each time This our 4th year hosting and it just gets better each time. We have loved our time with Breanna, and know that we have made a lifelong bond. The sad part about her time with us is how fast it went by. We look forward to watching her grow … Read More
Double the Fun!
Double the Fun! My husband, son, and I are hosting Martin from Argentina and Nadine from Brazil. Both Martin and Nadine are just here for 5 months. They both leave in a few weeks and we will miss them terribly. It has been quite an experience having three teenagers in our home at once. We are so pleased that … Read More
‘Tis the Season!
‘Tis the Season! This holiday season has been even more special thanks to our Danish Exchange Student Morten and his family! They sent us a package in November that contained their Danish Holiday Tradition – celebration of Christmas Month – opening a gift every day of December leading up to Christmas. I had to decorate an additional tree in … Read More
In Touch with Nature
In Touch with Nature When I began communicating with our most recent exchange student (Oskar from Germany), I was very curious as to why he had asked to be placed somewhere on the western coast of the US. His reply was that he wanted to experience a part of the US that was more rural, having already visited New … Read More
Thank you with all of my heart!
Thank you with all of my heart! One month ago we hugged goodbye to my lovely and brave daughter, Julie, who is now an Exchange student in Imlay City, Michigan, USA. She is under the wings of lovely Host mom Teresa – Thank you with all of my heart! Julie is very happy and very well and she already … Read More
An exciting two weeks in America surviving a hurricane
An exciting two weeks in America surviving a hurricane Exchange students, Mie and Madeleine have had an exciting two weeks in America surviving a hurricane. After two days of school, Mie and Madeleine spent the next day shopping and preparing for a Hurricane. They spend the night at home watching the heavy rain in Sugar Land (near Houston) as … Read More