New Family Member
We have a new exchange student living with us! Barbora is from the Czech Republic and has been in the states since last summer. She’s a Rotary Exchange Student, and we’ve known her pretty well already, although she just moved in with us today. She’s an excellent musician and has been in one of the high school choirs I accompany for on piano. She took a trip to Jackson Hole with us last summer and we had a great time together.
Barbora is not our first exchange student. We’ve had several through the years and it’s been a great experience for our family. We have learned so much about different cultures, languages and customs. It’s been a wonderful experience for all of us through the years!
I thought I would show you a Wordle featuring our previous students, followed by some photos of them.
Liz -- England
Osmar -- Brazil
Hugues -- Belgium
Ida -- Sweden
Livia -- Brazil
Stas -- Russia
That’s awesome that you guys have been able to do all that!
I know that you are such a welcoming person-I can only imagine that your home is the same!
My family hosted several exchange students, both through Rotary and privately. It was a great way to learn about other cultures. And then when my brother and I went off to college, we both befriended people from other countries! I think it even paved the way for my involvement in Compassion! I’m hoping we can do this for our girls as well (host students).
From what I see, it appears exchange students might be a risky thing to have around the house, especially for a retired sort like me.