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8 #6, July 2009
Learn about Foreign Countries by Hosting an International Student
by Jennifer Nagel, CETUSA Community Coordinator for Wisconsin
While study abroad programs can be tremendously positive experiences
for the student, host families also receive opportunities for improving
foreign language skills, learning to navigate a multi-cultural
situation, or gaining a new perspective on global affairs.
The Council for Educational Travel USA (CETUSA) is looking for quality
families to host international high school students for one semester or
a full academic year. The host family can choose the student's
gender and country of origin as well as suggest common interests that
can help stimulate a positive experience. CETUSA matches the
student with the family that best fits. Each student comes with
his or her own accident and medical insurance and US$200 a month in
spending money for entertainment, meals out, school clothes and
supplies, toiletries, and other personal expenses. Each student
will have sufficient command of the English language to succeed in the
program, a good academic history in his or her home country, and a
level of maturity to live and study in a foreign country for five or 10
months. All passports, travel documents, and flight arrangements
are handled by the student and his or her family. Each host
family is responsible for room and board, some transportation, and
guidance and assistance in helping their new family member adapt to the
American lifestyle.
CETUSA is a non-profit and tax exempt organization whose mission
statement is “reaching out to encourage a lifelong journey of
global peace and understanding.” CETUSA makes arrangements
for more than 8,000 students annually through their high school, short
term, trainee, community college, summer work and travel programs as
well as an outbound program for American high school students to travel
and live abroad. To learn more about hosting an international
student, contact Ms. Jennifer Nagel, CETUSA Community Coordinator for
Wisconsin, (262) 334-4684, or visit the CETUSA website, http://www.cetusa.org.
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