Question about foreign exchange students

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In a message dated 1/26/2008 3:15:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, eddoreen@msworldnet.com writes:
I would like to know if you or someone you know took in a foreign
exchange students. What culture were they from and what was your
experience. Would you suggest it to someone who never had a foreign
student.

Are some cultures easier to have than other. I was told
that children from Asia are easier than from Europe. We are
considering helping out.

I had a 17 year old girl from Germany and to be honest, it did not go well…she was from a wealthy family and very spoiled…she thought we should spend every spare second with her. She spent tons of time on the phone calling her family (I didn’t have a cell at the time), tons of crying about being homesick, she smoked (which was not allowed)… it was not a fun time for any of us.

She was upset because I am a single working mom, and had to work… I did not have the time or money to take her lots of places…

I would never do it again unless I can get a kid from a poor country and family (I had a friend that had a kid whose whole family/including extended family, that saved up for 2 years so the boy could participate) I would not mind if the kid was like that one and did not have unrealistic expectations.

alana

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