A CRAZY INTERNATIONAL FAMILY

Need ideas on activities to do with your exchange student? Doing activities together helps the family bond, as we know from our own...

Celebrating the holidays from your students country or religion double as learning about their culture and helping prevent homesickness....

If you can’t host a student for a whole academic year there is the option to host for a semester, or half a year. But how do you fit a...

Doctor visits are something most people dread and dealing with someone else’s child and insurance is extra stressful. We have had to take...

Most likely your exchange student has never celebrated Halloween before so this is a big deal for them. All of my students have been...

When hosting an exchange student its normal to have their natural family want to visit. I mean, I would want to see where my kid was...

I have always found that they best way to learn about a culture is through food and drink so it makes sense that we want to share our...

Most exchange students are used to using public transportation since they were like just cutting teeth, but most places in the United...

Going on exchange is exciting, students get to try a lot of new things including food. And a lot of those foods are not exactly on the...

Time management skills, some students got it some don’t. Students that have never been in charge of their time have the worst time...

This is based on my personal opinions and expierence. All students have great possibility and you will need to decide on what is best for...

The quickest way for an exchange student to make friends and/or meet people is by joining either a sport or a club, or both. This is why...

Birthdays can be a fun and sad experience for an exchange student. Sad because they are away from their home county, families, and...

I do not think exchange students should date, especially not seriously, while on exchange. I do not bring it up until they bring it up,...

So last night we got word that our exchange organization (EF) is cancelling the Fall 2020 exchange program. Not shocking news considering...

I believe in mental health days. I believe in taking days off to have fun or to learn in different venue than school. I believe this...

America is the land of different. Yet also the same. Confusing I know. But hear me out, we are made up of indigenous peoples, historic...

What is a welcome basket? Well its a basket that welcomes. Duh. Seriously though, we use to introduce our students to some local snacks...

Yay! You are welcoming a teenager into your home! And they need a bedroom. First let me state that the government requires the student...

People thought we were crazy when we said we were going to host an exchange student. They wanted to commit us when we said we were going...