Has anyone out there hosted a foreign exchange student, and how did the experience go? We had a rough ending, and would love to discuss it with you.
This question is more appropriate for IMHO than ATMB.
Colibri
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We had two. One was not happy to be with us as she wanted to be in a house with another exchange student and eventually did so. In retrospect, it was a mistake. We did not have kids at that point and had a very adult-oriented life. The second experience was completely different. We had a 3 year old so the student had someone to goof around with without the language barrier being an issue. We sat around and played Sorry at night and had more of a family experience. It ended up being a great experience for everyone.
Well, my mom’s an English teacher so she was quite big on those kinds of things. So, both my brother and I had exchange students. The one my brother had, our two families are still in close contact more than twenty years later.
ETA: of course, I forgot to mention, I also was an exchange student myself, with several families. Sometimes there wasnt even an exchange family to family but more taking part in a “let’s welcome a foreign student for one month” program.
here are some previous threads about exchange students