STUDENT EXCHANGE ALLIANCE,

BENEFITS OF HOSTING AN EXCHANGE STUDENT

Former Students say “WHY you should Host”

 

BENEFITS of HOSTING EXCHANGE STUDENTs, learn what former exchange students say!

SEA-usa Host Families receive hosting benefits.  Former STUDENTS share benefits they received from their HOST FAMILY. Former students share why you should host. Exchange today makes difference tomorrow for our children.

 

BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES TO BECAME A HOST FAMILY

From the CSIET 2007 survey of host families

• Host family learning experience provided benefits not only culturally but also socially
• Host families gained a new perspective on its own country and culture from their students
• Student hosting was especially beneficial in terns of enhancing its own family setting, such as making new extended family, and having more interaction and mutual respect as a family of companies
• Host families received cultural experiences due to interaction and exposure to other cultures and customs

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WHAT BENEFITS A FAMILY RECIEVES

By Enriching, Educating, and Enlightening your family, you will be gaining new insights and a renewed appreciation for different cultures and a step toward a safer world for your children and grandchildren.

A New Understanding as you see the world through the rose colored eyes of your new son or daughter.

A New View brings a renewed interest and pride in your ancestry generated by the excitement brought to you by your new family member.

Interest in Language will inspire your children that learning a new language is easy, fun and careers in an International Business, which once seemed distance, now becomes real and possible in the global world of today.

Lifelong Friends are realized as your new son/daughter say goodbye. Your children now have a new brother or sister across the world. Your exchange student will give you Love, Respect and Pride just as your children do.

Confidence and an Open Mindedness will become more comfortable as your children see their new sister or brother adapt and thrive in a totally foreign situation. Learning how similar we all are helps us to open our minds and hearts toward the new and different.

Allows Family members to visit their new family member experience their culture and customs first hand.

Be a Diplomat by sharing the true American with the world and making the world a safer place for your children and grandchildren. Exchange is America's Number 1 Ambassador for America.

When American families host an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENT, they are embarking on an unforgettable cultural adventure that will last a lifetime.

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EACH MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES

• You and your family will be exploring your differences, discovering surprising similarities, and teaching your new son or daughter about your American values and beliefs.
• Your Family will be seeing the United States through a new pair of eyes of an inquisitive teen, and rediscovering the simple things that we often take for granted a baseball or football game, a community picnic, even window-shopping at the mall!
• Your children will enjoy sharing school, community and family information with an "adopted" brother or sister.
• Each member of your family will learn a lot about themselves as they share their lives with another young person.

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WHY YOU SHOULD HOST AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENT

From 2007 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Attending the H.E.L.P. Community Service Project in MS!

• "It’s a challenge and adventure but it gives more than it takes. You make a lifelong relationship” Sami
• "They get to know a new person and maybe learn more about their family heritage” Sabrina
• “It’s a good experience to share & teach them the real American” Juan
• “Promote fun and rewarding experience for the entire family”
• "They want to learn another Country’s culture” Dorothy
• “To experience the different cultures & learn something they didn’t expect” Karin
• “Families get to learn about new cultures, food they can experience how they live life” Jeppe
• “Give children a new experience & give your love to others” Sofia
• "Bring their world to you by sharing traditions, meals and conversations everyday with an exchange student”
• “It’s nice & generous; it’s a fabulous experience for family & student” Victor
• “So they can learn from each other. It’s great for the community. We share and are part of the community” Jaun
• “When you host, not only the student benefits but so do you, you get a real daughter or son” Susi
• “Offers a learning experience that can’t be copied by school books”
• “It’s a great experience for them to have someone in their house” Simon
• “To share with someone from another country” Sara
• “Because they can learn something about our culture” Laura
• “To give young people a great opportunity, exchange of culture” Kevin
• “They wanted to make an experience for their family” Coco
• “They do more things as a family, spend more time together” Benedikte
• “To share things with someone new” Khoa
• “Host families want to know your culture and teach them the American culture” Joe

WHAT INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS SAY THEY LEARNED FROM THEIR HOST FAMILY

• “America way of life” Sarah
• “I learned to share and to live in a way I never did before” Laura
• “I learned to love another family and to have the support of another person” Clara
• “A different family structure then my own” Coco
• “I Learned how to be a sister and how to compromise” Benedkte
• “Going to Church isn’t bad I like going” Simon
• “Another day of thinking” Victor
• “They have a good relationship” Juan
• “Patience and Strength” Juan
• “How to accept a different culture and how it is to have a sister” Karin
• “Their different point of view and how things happen in real life, everything is different, even eating” Khoa
• “Even though they have a family that they focus on, preparing their children for the next step in their lives” Susi
• “I can do things I’ve never done before” Joe
• "How to share a room and clean it.""
• “My Host Dad teaches me about many thins, he is very knowledgeable” Dorothy
• “The way of even shopping and cooking are different. I see every family is different on how the get along” Sabrina
• “All the little things you have to learn buy experience” Sami
• “Language & fast food!” Sofia

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International Exchange Students Speak Out To American Host Families!
As A Host Family YOU Do Make A Difference!

SEA Host Families receive benefits for hosting an exchange student.  Former EXCHANGE STUDENTS share what they benefited from their HOST FAMILY. Youth exchange today makes a difference tomorrow for your children and grandchildren.