https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:23:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1536492 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 09:19:40 +0000 Irene 1536492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awwww, sounds like a beautiful experience! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1536443 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 03:49:06 +0000 Susie 1536443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great experience. My younger daughter was a foreign exchange student through the Rotary Club. She spent her whole junior year of HS in the Czech Republic, where she lived with 3 separate host families. She was certainly more brave at 16 than I was! She had an amazing year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1531229 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 03:58:54 +0000 deb 1531229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How much fun and I am sure you will miss her. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1531212 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 03:11:54 +0000 Suz 1531212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sounds wonderful, Traci! So glad you had a good experience.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1530241 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:05:00 +0000 Mona 1530241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How exciting, Traci! International friendships are awesome. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1527924 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:05:40 +0000 Summer 1527924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to hear that you had a good exchange experience, Traci. &nbsp;It <i>is </i>nerve-wracking, but such a wonderful opportunity for the children to experience a different culture and language.<br />We had a delightful German girl stay with us many years ago when my DD was in high school. &nbsp;She was polite, funny, eager to practice her English, and just fitted into our family so easily. &nbsp;I remember being very apprehensive before the visit, but I think we all gained a lot from it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1527904 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:21:47 +0000 Astrid 1527904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Traci, it's great to hear you've had such positive experiences! My sister is going to Canada for three months this fall (she's sixteen) and the Canadian girl is going to stay with my family for three months next spring. My parents are definitely nervous, it's their first time doing something like this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/exchange-students#post-1527845 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 02:10:48 +0000 Traci 1527845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We just dropped off our exchange student from Spain, Patri, who has been with us for the last month. &nbsp;This was really such a wonderful experience for our family. &nbsp;I do feel very blessed that we were assigned a girl who was so easy going, interested in trying and experiencing anything and everything, but not sullen on days when we really didn't do anything but watch tv and eat dinner. &nbsp;We usually go on quite a few adventures during the summer and we've crammed all that into the one month she was here.</p> <p>I was so nervous about what it would be like to have a stranger in the house...having to keep the house tidy...what if we had family discord and she was witness to all our drama? &nbsp;All worries for naught.</p> <p>So, if you're ever on the fence about hosting a student, I firmly recommend it. &nbsp;My oldest daughter spent time with a family in Costa Rica last year and that was also a wonderful experience. &nbsp;She is going back to see her Tica family this year at Christmas.</p> <p>A bonus to all of this is my kids are making friendships with people all over the world. &nbsp;Couch surfing to Costa Rica or the northern coast of Spain is way beyond my wildest fantasies and my daughters will have that if they choose. &nbsp;It just boggles my mind. &nbsp;With all the social media these kids really keep in touch and plan futures to see each other. &nbsp;It's just so cool! </p>