cultural exchange Archives

Can Retirees Host Exchange Students?

April 23, 2025 AYA Leave a Comment

Hosting a high school exchange student is a unique opportunity to welcome a young person from another country into your home, allowing you to share your culture and build a meaningful relationship. Due to the bonds formed during this experience, host parents often consider their … [Read more...]

Can I Host Two Exchange Students at Once?

April 22, 2025 AYA Leave a Comment

Hosting a high school exchange student allows you to positively impact an international student’s life while enriching your own with a new cultural perspective. For everyone involved, hosting a high school exchange student is an incredible experience; even the local community … [Read more...]

How Long Can I Host a High School Exchange Student?

April 21, 2025 AYA Leave a Comment

Hosting an exchange student is an experience like no other. It’s a win-win-win situation: you gain a new “son” or “daughter” and can expand your global perspective, the exchange student can come and live in America and learn about our culture, and your community becomes all the … [Read more...]

Can Single People Host Exchange Students?

April 18, 2025 AYA Leave a Comment

Hosting an exchange student provides an incredible and unique cultural exchange experience. Welcoming a high school exchange student into your home allows you to make a lifelong connection and expand your global perspective, all while improving the life of a young person and … [Read more...]

A Reflection on Gratitude and Hosting an Exchange Student

June 3, 2024 AYA Leave a Comment

The following post about gratitude and hosting an exchange student was contributed by Melissa Jackson, host mom and former Local Coordinator who now serves as a Field Developer with Academic Year in America (AYA). Gratitude is a powerful emotion that can transform our … [Read more...]

Host Families Share What They LOVE About Hosting an Exchange Student

February 13, 2020 AYA 1 Comment

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, we asked some of our host families what they LOVE about hosting an exchange student with AYA! Check out these heartwarming responses from host families across the country: Host Mom Kate on Hosting an Exchange Student in Illinois: This … [Read more...]