Hosting an Exchange Student - Great Way to Spend a Summer!

Open your home to an exchange student and open your lives to the world. Families will have an opportunity to host Japanese exchange students, ages twelve through sixteen, for four weeks this summer, July 23 – August 19, 2010.

The youth will be visiting the United States as part of a 4-H Exchange Program. You don’t need to be involved with 4-H to host. You just need a willingness to share your lives and your friendship with a young person from another country. 

The program is open to families who have a child within two years of the same age and of the same gender to the Japanese youth. One Japanese visitor will be matched to a family based on the host sibling’s gender, age, and interests. The homestays are only for a month during the summer, but the experience will last a lifetime! 

There are also opportunities to host adult chaperones for 2- 4 weeks.  Families who host chaperones are not required to have children in the home.

For more information and an application visit

http://randolph.ces.ncsu.edu/4hprogram/exchange/index.php

Information from Carolyn Langley, NC International Exchange Coordinator.