Enjoyable Hosting Experience
written by Mr. Ariel Garcia, Host Family Hello there! We are the Garcia family, host family of AFS exchange student Lucie Depré from Belgium. Having had an enjoyable intercultural learning experience…
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What is it like to be a Host Family
written by Mrs. Ruth Peligrino, Host Family This is my third time that I hosted an AFS exhange students. a Belgian Boy — Arto de Graef, and an Italian girl — Giulia Fondacaro, as well…
My Hosting Experience
by Mrs. Leah Silvano There are always unexpected things that come our way, and this is how I came to have another son despite having one already at home. Suddenly,…
Northern Mindanao Community shares the benefits of hosting Exchange students
by Shekainah Shamma Liong Santiago For the past five years, AFS IPP has been instrumental in uniting students from different parts of the globe alongside with the volunteers, host families…
A great experience for the whole family
This morning we left for work while the kids were still asleep. I left a note on the fridge saying, “Lunch is on the stove”. That is nothing unusual, except…
Just do it. Jump in!
We have always loved the idea of having a student from abroad live with us as we felt it would be a great experience for our girls to learn lots…
An enriching cultural experience
We gained a lot by hosting Davis for a year, this experience helped us understand that each culture is different, and that no culture is better or worse than any…
Loving our exchange student like our own child
As soon as we saw online that we could become a host family for an exchange student, we decided to apply and give our children a chance to get to…
An experience like no other
It’s been about seven months since I decided to go abroad. I think this has been one of the decisions that has most impacted my life, in a positive way…