Below is a letter from first time host father Brad after saying goodbye to his family’s short-term exchange student. Wow, what a decision to take in a Japanese student. We were just out enjoying Kent Cornucopia Day and for some
Earlier this summer, CHI welcomed twenty-five Japanese exchange students to Los Banos, CA for a one-month stay. The group visited with local children and spent some time sharing their Japanese culture and teaching the children origami. The group also traveled around the state, visiting the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Old Town
CHI’s Group Homestay program was recently featured in the North County Times. CHI Teacher Coordinator Sandy Williams took some time to talk about the group of Chinese students that will be visiting the Escondido area this summer. Check out the full article below. Thanks Sandy, for all your
Learn about another culture by hosting an international exchange student for 2-4 weeks. Open your home and heart and enjoy the rewarding and inspiring experience of hosting an exchange student this summer. View our arriving groups in California, Oregon and Washington!
Learn about another culture by hosting an international exchange student for 2-4 weeks. Open your home and heart and enjoy the rewarding and inspiring experience of hosting an exchange student this summer. View our arriving groups in California, Oregon and Washington!
CHI has been helping a group of 9-14 year olds from Japan spend some time in Port Orchard, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, through the CHI Group Homestay Program. The students were recently featured in a story in the local newspaper, the Port Orchard Independent. The students are
Recently, 103 exchange students and six teacher coordinators from Ibaraki Christian High School in Ibaraki, Japan (about 70 miles northeast of Tokyo) came to northern California for a visit that has become an annual tradition for them. This is the fourth year that
Over the summer, the small town of Coupeville, WA hosted 30 CHI exchange students from China. The exchange students had a great time and Coupeville’s local paper, the Whidbey News-Times, wrote an article about their visit. Read the Article: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/opinion/letters/126856853.html
For 3 1/2 weeks this summer, a group of exchange students from Chongquing, China visited Salem, Oregon. The group of students enjoyed their host families, experiencing the American way of life, and a bit of celebrity when local TV station CCTV
On July 18th, a group of CHI exchange students from Toyama, Japan, made a visit to the spectacular Silver Falls State Park located in Silverton, Oregon. CHI Teacher Coordinators Chana Sykosky and Kim Salas organized the wonderful outing.
