Hosting a high school exchange student is the best. But...it can also get awkward. Don’t worry. Awkward moments are normal in the...
Hosting a high school exchange student can feel like inviting someone from another planet into your home. There will be culture...
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The honeymoon is over when homesickness hits. Your high school exchange student was so excited to get on that plane and fly into...
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Students from Hong Kong have a unique eastern-western point of view. So, what happens when they come to the USA? How do they see...
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Exchange students bring magic glasses with them to the USA. Let’s look through their lenses for fresh perspectives on ordinary...
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It seems cruel to limit a foreign teenager's contact with family and friends back home. Why on earth would anyone suggest such a...
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Around the world gift-giving traditions vary on special occasions of all kinds. Who gives gifts to whom? When? How should a gift...
As host parents we have a lot of explaining to do - the fun (even funny) kind of explaining. For example:
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I gathered my purse, snacks, jackets, and lap blankets and headed out the door to enjoy a soccer game with the kids: my three...
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In the 1960’s psychologists “discovered” culture shock. They were surprised that new immigrants needed so much medical care. A...
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Your exchange student is living thousands of miles from home for an extended period of time. Virtually everything is different...
Each fall, I welcome a new group of exchange students to the Oregon coast and watch them begin the process of adapting to their...
