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 A CRAZY INTERNATIONAL FAMILY

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WHY A BLOG?

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Since we started hosting international exchange students we get asked a lot of questions: Why? How? Are you insane? We also get questions from new host families trying to navigate the exchange year. So I decided to write about my experiences and maybe answer some questions, or even better encourage someone to open their homes and hearts (Eek! Cliche I know!) to a student or two.

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A Years Worth of Experience in a Semester

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...

Exchange Students & Doctor Visits

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

Natural Family Visits During Exchange Year

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...

How to Talk About Being Healthy on Exchange

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...

Exchange Students & Teaching Time Management

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

Dear Exchange Students, Join a Sport of Club!

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...

Dating While on Exchange

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,...

Hosting Different Religions or Belief Systems

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...

The Welcome Basket for Your Exchange Student

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

A Double Placement Exchange Year

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...

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