Hosting Exchange

Thousands of people each year participate in cultural exchanges and time and time again, it is the experience they have sharing with a host family that highlights the exchange.  What is often overlooked though is how the host family is affected.  Having the opportunity to share your culture and learn from the exchange student’s culture provides an intimate exchange opportunity and brings both cultures together.  No longer will the media dictate your perceptions about a country or culture, you will have your own firsthand insight.  Likewise, your exchange student will gain valuable cultural insight which will shape their new perspectives of the host country.

There are many benefits to hosting, including:

• Giving your family the chance to experience another person’s culture and customs. 

• Real, genuine cultural insights that can’t be read in a book, or seen on TV. 

• Enriching and enlarging your community. 

• Building lasting relationships and make friends for life. 

• The opportunity to visit exchange student in their country.