Out and About with AYA Host Families and Exchange Students

Hosting a high school exchange student often inspires us to get out and explore our own community – or take that dream vacation we’ve been putting off. The following images were contributed by AYA host families and students having fun exploring together.

AYA exchange student kisses a dolphin in the Florida Keys — Katharine from Germany spent Easter in the Florida Keys and was able to kiss a dolphin!

Local coordinator and host mom with AYA students at Chihuly Gardens — Host mom and Local Coordinator Debbie C. took her two students, Maximilian from Germany and David from South Korea, on a family road trip through Washington State. One stop along the way was the Chihuly Gardens in the Seattle Center.

Two AYA students in a Chihuly sculpture garden in Seattle — Here the boys pose in front of some marvelous glass sculptures!

AYA host family and exchange student from Turkey on a snorkeling adventure in the Bahamas — Sensu, an exchange student from Turkey, poses here with her host family on a snorkeling adventure in the Bahamas!

German exchange student snorkeling with host family in Mexico — Svenja from Germany traveled with her host family to Cozumel, Mexico on Spring Break and received her scuba diving certification. Svenja is the fourth student the Weiss family has taken to be scuba certified. *Way to go!*

AYA Local Coordinator and two exchange students on a mountain adventure in snowy Colorado — Stephanie S., a Local Coordinator in Colorado, took two of her students, Emma and Thalia, on an adventure run in the mountains. It was a three-mile run with obstacles and a sledding portion along the way.

Two German exchange students enjoy sledding in Colorado — This was Thalia’s first time sledding, and she loved it!

Find out how you can share the best of America with an international high school student through AYA exchange.

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