my family has hosted many foreign students
Mom and dad hosted 3 from Ecuador, Chile and San Salvador
My brother and his wife hosted one from Japan
My niece now has a student from Spain
I am thinking to go thru the Rotary Club to host one /club chooses the student and country
Seriously this is an experience that has enriched our family and led us to understand the diversity of several cultures and i recommend it to any of u that would be willing to participate
An example of one thing bought out and explained was from the Japanese girl who didn't want to go home as she would have to begin her studies on Japanese history
my nieces didn't understand the issue until we explained "in US we have just over 200 years to learn about USA/ in Japan the history goes back to 30,000 and the Jomon people who started a recorded history of Japan " big difference
Mom and Dad visited Chile family
mom , my sister and I visited the family from Ecuador many times and them here
the Japanese girl came to my niece's wedding and than a funeral for my brother
These people are family now