Hosting a foreign exchange student is an exciting opportunity, here are 10 tips to make yours and they're experience easier.
What is a welcome basket? Well its a basket that welcomes. Duh. Seriously though, we use to introduce our students to some local snacks and goodies, we include some useful items, and of course it is supposed to make them feel welcomed into their new home. So what do we put in them? It varies every year but we do have some standards that go in such as:Snacks and candy (we are from North Carolina, so we lean towards southern goodies but branch out to include just Americanness)(do not forget to tak
Make them feel at home with welcome gifts for exchange students. They will appreciate the thought you took to pick out a present just for them.
Hosting a foreign exchange student is an exciting opportunity, here are 10 tips to make yours and they're experience easier.
1. Do you have any questions for us? I usually start out communications with a quick summary of us, the school, and our area. And then open it for questions, some students need the invitation to ask. And don’t be surprised if they don’t have any questions right away, do not worry they will come. 2. How do I pronounce your name? Because it isn’t always what you think it will be. We had an IEC student that we found out that we had been saying her name wrong for six months, she decided that she lik
Desiring to give a full picture about the hosting experience, here are three different perspectives about what this host mom thing is all about…
I've shared host mom thoughts about the hosting experience. Now, I’d like to share a different perspective—the student perspective...
Hey you guys! An exchange year is one of the best things to happen to a young person. You go out your comfort zone, enrich yourself with another culture as you live in a foreign country surrounded …
Hosting a foreign exchange student is an exciting opportunity, here are 10 tips to make yours and they're experience easier.
1. Do you have any questions for us? I usually start out communications with a quick summary of us, the school, and our area. And then open it for questions, some students need the invitation to ask. And don’t be surprised if they don’t have any questions right away, do not worry they will come. 2. How do I pronounce your name? Because it isn’t always what you think it will be. We had an IEC student that we found out that we had been saying her name wrong for six months, she decided that she lik
Whether you are currently hosting an exchange student or are simply curious about what activities are highly American in nature, this list is worth reading.
I was in the middle of my prayer time when I received a message from a Facebook friend. It was crazy last-minute, but she wondered if we would consider hosting the 16-year-old son of a friend of hers from Spain for three weeks. I hadn’t seen my Facebook friend in years, I didn’t know her …
Interested in learning more about hosting an exchange student from a seasoned host mom? Read some helpful hosting tips here.
**This week I’ve decided to focus on advice for prospective exchange students or people who would like to live vicariously through an experience of that sort. Bear with me.**
Nice Things to Do for Your Foreign Exchange Student. Hosting a foreign exchange student can be incredibly rewarding for you, but the experience can often be overwhelming for the student. Ease his mind and set him on the path to success by creating an environment that is kind, supportive, helpful and nurturing.
Benefits of Hosting an International Exchange Student: We hosted a student from Ecuador, and while the commitment can seem daunting, having Isaac José with us for a school year enriched our lives.
Foreign exchange programs can be a rich cultural experience for students and host families. But do you get paid? Let’s find out.
Hosting a foreign exchange student is an exciting opportunity, here are 10 tips to make yours and they're experience easier.
Do you get paid for hosting exchange students and other questions are answered in this part 2 of a series about our experience hosting exchange students
This is our Host-Family Rules for exchange students. Actually, it is more like a survival manual for living in our home. Our host-family rules began ten years ago as a two page document, but each e…
I hope you found this post because you are thinking about being a host family for a foreign exchange student. I wrote a post earlier offering advice to students thinking about becoming an exchange …
The student exchange program is a collaborative effort by a certain secondary school or university from two different countries, in which they each send some students to learn
The student exchange program is a collaborative effort by a certain secondary school or university from two different countries, in which they each send some students to learn
Hosting foreign exchange students can be a rewarding experience that allows you to learn about another culture and make some extra money.
The American English language is not easy because it's so fluid. This often resulted in a fun and humorous language lesson with our foreign students.
Hosting an exchange student can be a life-changing experience, both for the student and for you. Becoming a host gives you the opportunity to share your culture and traditions with new people. It also gives you the opportunity to learn...
Host a Foreign Exchange Student World Heritage Student Exchange Program
Perhaps you studied abroad or had a best friend in high school that was a foreign exchange student. For this reason, you are excited about…
1. Do you have any questions for us? I usually start out communications with a quick summary of us, the school, and our area. And then open it for questions, some students need the invitation to ask. And don’t be surprised if they don’t have any questions right away, do not worry they will come. 2. How do I pronounce your name? Because it isn’t always what you think it will be. We had an IEC student that we found out that we had been saying her name wrong for six months, she decided that she lik
If you are planning to travel to the United States to study, then here are a few tips to keep in mind to prepare before leaving your homeland
Make rules. If you have kids, expand on their rules. If you don’t have kids (in living the house), make rules. It is better to have too many rules than too few. It’s easier to take away something, or be slack on it, then it is to add a rule. And each student presents you new things that you will need new rules about. For example: I thought it would be common curtesy not to talk to FaceTime/phone on speaker in the common areas where people are trying to do other things. It is not. We had to make
It's a common question: "What is the best way to get foreign currency?" Here is what worked best for me travelling though 50+ countries.
Do you want to know how hosting a foreign exchange student changed my life? Take the quiz to learn which country would suit you best. Maybe you are already interested in hosting foreign exchange students and want to know the benefits? See how hosting and coordinating changed my family's life and it will enrich your life in more ways than one.
The differences between university in Australia vs UK from a British foreign exchange student: accommodation, workload, weather & nightlife.
If you're planning on hosting international students (or house guests) this printable and editable guide will help your guests know the house rules.
Potential host families have many initial reactions when asked about hosting an exchange student: our children are too young, we don't have children, etc.
Whenever young people ask me how they can travel the world, I always recommend that they start by studying abroad. After all, studying abroad was an integral part of my…
El término realia se refiere a la práctica de usar objetos reales y tangibles en la clase para ayudar a los estudiantes a conectarse con el inglés a un nivel diferente. Incluye métodos visuales, táctiles y funcionales para enseñar ideas, conceptos, vocabulario y gramática.
Has your family considered hosting an exchange student? It's been one of the most rewarding experiences we've had. Here's why we're doing it again!
Seriously, who wants to have a stranger from across the world in your house? What if they’re weird? Who wants to help change the world, anyway?
