CHI founders Tom and Lilka Areton were recently featured in the “Just Back From:” section of the San Francisco Chronicle. Read what they said about their trip to North Korea. You can also view the article here.
In 2008, CHI placed Japanese intern Satomi Yamaguchi with Hardy Diagnostics, a microbiology specialist located in Santa Maria, CA. During her stay, Satomi lived with longtime CHI host family Sue and Marc Barnum. The Barnums enjoyed Satomi so much that they even visited her
CHI Co-Founder Tom Areton shares his memories of CHI partner and friend Daniel Zhang, who recently passed away. When Lilka and I one day write the Story of CHI, the chapter on China will be inextricably tied to one man – Daniel
For Michael Teoh from Malaysia, visiting Cathy Johnson, Area Administrator for Cultural Homestay International (CHI) at the Old Folsom Farmer’s Market, was definitely one of the highlights of his visit to Northern California. Michael visited CHI as part of a
After many months of development, CHI is pleased to announce the release of our completely redesigned website! CHI’s new website is more user-friendly and provides detailed information about each of our programs. We hope you will enjoy all of the wonderful new
The devastation of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and ensuing tsunami, that hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011 shocked the world. Entire communities were washed away, and countless lives were lost. Halfway around the world, you couldn’t help but feel
Dear our friends in Japan, All of us at Cultural Homestay International, tens of thousands of host families, coordinators, managers and directors, are devastated by the catastrophic earthquake, and the lethal tsunami that struck Northeast Japan. We know that many
As January comes to a close we thought it would be fun to take one last look back at the holiday season that was. From the Main Office in San Anselmo, CA to our staff and participants around the world, the holidays
CHI was proud to again participate in the annual Youth in Arts San Rafael Italian Street Painting Festival in 2010, which closes a busy street in downtown San Rafael for an entire weekend of artistic fun. Despite being hot enough
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