November 22, 2012
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CHI Founders Tom & Lilka Run into Departing Group Homestay Students
From Jenny Fouts, CHI Administrator from the State of Washington: “As we were putting some MNCC IEP (Intensive English Program) students through security at SeaTac airport, there were Tom and Lilka returning from their Alaska trip/conference. Boy were they surprised
November 15, 2012
Hurricane Sandy
October 29, 2012 Attention: All Cultural Homestay International J-1 Visa Program Participants From: Cultural Homestay International Main Office Subject: Hurricane Sandy A state of emergency has been declared in many states and low lying areas along the U.S. East Coast
October 29, 2012
Columbus and his Legacy
Some words of wisdom from CHI’s Founder and President Tom Areton. As every child knows, “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” But why do we celebrate this self-taught, fearless, seafaring adventurer? After all, he wasn’t the first who discovered
October 9, 2012
CHI Encourages Participants to Help Their Community by Volunteering
Volunteering is a long and honored tradition in the United States. Every year millions of Americans donate their time and energy to help out their communities. We even have an entire week dedicated to this important cause: National Volunteer Week.
June 19, 2012
Thank You From the People of Japan
March 11th marks the first anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami. We all contributed a lot of money to the rescue effort and the people of Japan want to say “thank you”. Please watch the video below…
March 11, 2012
Update: American Students Win a Trip to Japan
In early December, we wrote about five American students that won a trip to Japan through CHI partner organization, MNCC. These five lucky individuals are currently in Japan experiencing the trip of a life time. Below are a few photos
February 16, 2012
CHI Cookie Exchange
CHI Main Office staff recently participated in their annual holiday cookie exchange. Those that participate make enough cookies to share with everyone. It is a lot of fun and everyone comes away with some delicious new cookies to try.
January 11, 2012
December 23, 2011
CHI Founders Tom and Lilka Welcome First Grandchild
Welcome Baby Arete’a! October 7 of this year marked a special day for both Lilka and me. And it marked even a more special day for our eldest daughter Lana and her partner James. But it was the most special,
November 9, 2011
