Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 We are trying to do this with a student from Vietnam. At least she will get the chance to come here, be company for Tori and be able to help a bit with chores, etc.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi Liz, The HS foreign exchange students that I have been familiar with get very involved with extra curricular HS activities, sports and clubs. They establish a network of friends at the HS and are barely home. You become the chauffeur, chief cook and bottle washer. They will do their laundry, keep their room clean and maybe help with the dinner dishes, if they are home, but expecting them to do other chores and spend time with Tori is a stretch. Know what your getting into before you commit to a teenager in your home. Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: We are trying to do this with a student from Vietnam. At least she will get the chance to come here, be company for Tori and be able to help a bit with chores, etc.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Char: I take it you have done this before? This girl has never been out of VietNam...and loves to do community work. Liz Re: Exchange student Hi Liz, The HS foreign exchange students that I have been familiar with get very involved with extra curricular HS activities, sports and clubs. They establish a network of friends at the HS and are barely home. You become the chauffeur, chief cook and bottle washer. They will do their laundry, keep their room clean and maybe help with the dinner dishes, if they are home, but expecting them to do other chores and spend time with Tori is a stretch. Know what your getting into before you commit to a teenager in your home. Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: We are trying to do this with a student from Vietnam. At least she will get the chance to come here, be company for Tori and be able to help a bit with chores, etc.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Liz, most HS exchange students enter the US for the first time. Community work may or may not include your family household in the student's mind. It's just something to have an open mind about. It takes a lot of energy to have a teenager in your household. The return may not meet your expectations. If you are paying this girl, a respite stipend, it may work. It's just a few suggestions to consider. I have foreign college students in a work and travel program, some years are better than others, depending on the students and the customs of their country. I fired my two Turkish students last week.My neighbor hosts foreign HS students. She is a school psychologist and her husband, a HS principal. She has had the same results as I, some years better than others. The HS students are rarely home, involved in many activities. She has terminated three out of 14. The usual teenage behavior, drinking, sneaking boys into their bedrooms and repeatedly violating curfew. Good Luck Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: Char: I take it you have done this before? This girl has never been out of VietNam...and loves to do community work. Liz Re: Exchange student Hi Liz, The HS foreign exchange students that I have been familiar with get very involved with extra curricular HS activities, sports and clubs. They establish a network of friends at the HS and are barely home. You become the chauffeur, chief cook and bottle washer. They will do their laundry, keep their room clean and maybe help with the dinner dishes, if they are home, but expecting them to do other chores and spend time with Tori is a stretch. Know what your getting into before you commit to a teenager in your home. Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: We are trying to do this with a student from Vietnam. At least she will get the chance to come here, be company for Tori and be able to help a bit with chores, etc.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Oh, Char! I know how teens are. BTDT with my older 2 (28 yrs. and 22 yrs). I am thinking I may give her some " extra $$) if she can help with Tori. If I don't think it is working, back she goes. I have been very open with the agency and with our letter to the potential student as to what we are seeking as a family.. Thanks for your points! Liz Re: Exchange student Hi Liz, The HS foreign exchange students that I have been familiar with get very involved with extra curricular HS activities, sports and clubs. They establish a network of friends at the HS and are barely home. You become the chauffeur, chief cook and bottle washer. They will do their laundry, keep their room clean and maybe help with the dinner dishes, if they are home, but expecting them to do other chores and spend time with Tori is a stretch. Know what your getting into before you commit to a teenager in your home. Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: We are trying to do this with a student from Vietnam. At least she will get the chance to come here, be company for Tori and be able to help a bit with chores, etc.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Liz, I think you are covering your bases. I hope you get that perfect match. Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: Oh, Char! I know how teens are. BTDT with my older 2 (28 yrs. and 22 yrs). I am thinking I may give her some " extra $$) if she can help with Tori. If I don't think it is working, back she goes. I have been very open with the agency and with our letter to the potential student as to what we are seeking as a family.. Thanks for your points! Liz Re: Exchange student Hi Liz, The HS foreign exchange students that I have been familiar with get very involved with extra curricular HS activities, sports and clubs. They establish a network of friends at the HS and are barely home. You become the chauffeur, chief cook and bottle washer. They will do their laundry, keep their room clean and maybe help with the dinner dishes, if they are home, but expecting them to do other chores and spend time with Tori is a stretch. Know what your getting into before you commit to a teenager in your home. Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: We are trying to do this with a student from Vietnam. At least she will get the chance to come here, be company for Tori and be able to help a bit with chores, etc.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Oh, God...that would be wonderful.. We are just waiting to hear from the school as to whether she can get in. Liz Re: Exchange student Hi Liz, The HS foreign exchange students that I have been familiar with get very involved with extra curricular HS activities, sports and clubs. They establish a network of friends at the HS and are barely home. You become the chauffeur, chief cook and bottle washer. They will do their laundry, keep their room clean and maybe help with the dinner dishes, if they are home, but expecting them to do other chores and spend time with Tori is a stretch. Know what your getting into before you commit to a teenager in your home. Charlyne Liz DeSantis wrote: We are trying to do this with a student from Vietnam. At least she will get the chance to come here, be company for Tori and be able to help a bit with chores, etc.... Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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