Ten students from near Kagoshima, Japan arrived recently for an Intensive English Program to help them prepare for 10 months in an American high school as part of CHI’s Academic Year Program. Olympia, Washington host families anxiously awaited their students
You may not think your life could change in just a few weeks, but with CHI’s Group Homestay Program it can. This program lets you experience what it is like to open your home, share your culture and create a
Japanese exchange student Kyosuke Yoshiwara sets up to hit one out of the park! Kyosuke is currently participating in CHI’s Academic Year Program and plays for his high school baseball team, the Paso Robles Bearcats.
For the seventh year Japanese exchange students from Ibaraki Christian High School in Ibaraki, Japan (about 70 miles northeast of Tokyo) came to northern California for a holiday visit. This large group stayed with host families in three cities, Lodi, Sacramento and Yuba City. In
In September CHI Academic Year Program participant Shuri Sotohara, from Japan, took part in an event called Flight 93 Trek. A small group made a 93 mile trip by foot from the Soldiers and Sailors Museum in Pittsburgh to the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel.
Three years ago Masaki Takisawa, from Japan, spent three-weeks in Keizer, OR with the Smedema family. Masaki was part of CHI’s Group Homestay Program. His trip to the U.S. came about when TOMODACHI and Coca-Cola partnered together and arranged a homestay program for Japanese high school students from the
Each summer, CHI welcomes participants of our Group Homestay Program. This program is a wonderful opportunity for students as well as host families. Students from Japan, China, Taiwan and a handful of other countries are now arriving to begin their two to four
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to host an exchange student from another country? Read one family’s experience hosting through CHI’s Group Homestay Program. I live in Northern California and I have hosted 11 girls from Japan and China
Learn about another culture by hosting an international exchange student for 2-4 weeks! Groups are coming to California, Oregon and Washington this spring and summer. We have students coming from China, Japan and some European countries. They attend English conversation classes right in your community
CHI Academic Year Program student Ryosuke Suzuki, from Japan, and five-year old host brother Terence, both recently graduated. Ryosuke graduated from high school and Terence graduated from pre-school. Congratulations to you both!
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