When hosting with AYA, you can select a student that you feel will best fit your family's lifestyle, personality and interests, and your kids have a special opportunity to share their American lifestyle with an international high school student. As your family shapes the … [Read more...]
Sharing Fun Times Together – Across the United States
Host families, AYA students and Local Coordinators often share such fun pictures and stories from their travels and activities together. It's great to see so many 'firsts' and people exploring America's vast natural beauty, landmarks, food, pastimes and so much more! For your … [Read more...]
What to Expect as an AYA Host Family
It's so exciting to meet and bond with a new foreign exchange student about to become a part of your household! You become surrogate parents and gain a "new" son or daughter when you participate in cultural exchange through hosting with AYA. Expectant host families have so … [Read more...]
Fourth of July: Celebrating America the Melting Pot
This Monday we celebrate Independence Day. Commonly called the Fourth of July, the day commemorates how colonial Americans fought for and won freedom from English rule. In 1776, our founding fathers declared independence from England and established the United … [Read more...]
Hosting an Exchange Student Means Jumping in With Both Feet
The following article was contributed by Terri, an AYA host mother and Local Coordinator from New York, reflecting on her experience as a host mom and lessons learned while hosting a foreign exchange student for the first time. Six years ago, and new to Facebook at the time, I … [Read more...]
Congrats to the AYA Host Family of the Year 2016!
Each year, AYA students and Local Coordinators (LCs) nominate host families across the country for the honor of Host Family of the Year. It is always difficult to choose a winner from all of the nominations. We're reminded each year that AYA host families make such a huge impact … [Read more...]
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