Hosting Foreign Exchange Students

[ThetaDancer]

Happy this thread got a bump! We have a very large, but very close, extended family and we try to vacation together at least once a year. A lot of us made it to Arizona in the beginning of April and my aunt and uncle brought their exchange student from South Africa. My uncle is the President of his Rotary Club and they hosted her through Rotary. She was so awesome and I feel fortunate for having been able to spend the week with her.

[carnation]

Yessss!!! We just got approved for the third year and will be hosting 2 girls, 1 from Japan and 1 from the Philippines. My husband said that the coaches are fired up because one's in swimming and soccer and that the band director is excited because the other has played the flute and trumpet for awhile. They should come in a couple of weeks!

Y'all try hosting, it's been super!

[AOIIalum]

I'm actually thinking about it, as youngest son starts HS this fall and the two older sons will be both be in college. Youngest is taking Latin though, and it seems most of our Foreign Exchange students are language based (French and Spanish).

Is there a certain group you go through, or should I just re-read this entire thread? Neither DH or I are in Rotary so I guess that's not an option?

[carnation]

We've used Youth for Understanding and we've been very happy! Go to yfu.org and check it out and I'll pm you the number of our coordinator. The kids have been well prepared and truly a joy.

Our coordinator said that many high schools are turning them down this year because of economics and at this time of year, I'm sure that the exchange organizations are getting frantic.