Lea from Germany and Giulia from Italy are two international students who spent their academic year in the Pacific Northwest with the Heath family along with their two dogs and two cats. Needless to say it was a full house for these two host sisters. Lea and Giulia shared with us … [Read more...]
Why Hosting Matters: A Host Dad’s Reflection
All our students have returned to their home countries and natural families. It's been a great year for all our AYA students and they have taken home great memories of their year in America with them. For many host families this is a time of reflection of the year past. Host … [Read more...]
Host Family of the Year 2015!
Each year Academic Year in America asks students and Local Coordinators across the U.S. to nominate host families for AYA's Host Family of the Year. We ask them to nominate their family based on hospitality, caring, dedication to cultural exchange, and overall willingness to … [Read more...]
AYA Host Father Shares Life-Changing Experience
Leroy, a host father from South Carolina advises: If you want to liven up and enrich your home, host an exchange student. He and his family in South Carolina welcomed a student for the spring semester from Malaysia and then another from Indonesia in the fall. He … [Read more...]
AYA Student Reflection: “I Have Lifelong Friendships and Friends Across the World”
For many students the exchange experience changes their lives forever, introducing them to new cultures, new friends and new adventures. Roman, an AYA student from Germany, shares with us how impactful his academic year has been and why it was so worthwhile. My name is … [Read more...]
A Host Family Experience: “The Kids Loved Learning from Their Host Brother”
A first-year AYA host family from Iowa with four children opened their arms to Sam, an exchange student from China. Sam was an only child before his year in America where he joined a family of six! Host mom Becky told us why Sam was such a great addition to the family, and … [Read more...]
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