Hosting…
- creates lifelong friendships!
- helps American host children learn how to be a good host (and guest!)
- gives host family the opportunity to see their lives and their community through new eyes!
- promotes cultural awareness through direct interaction with international citizens.
Language & Friendship has been organizing hosting programs in the U.S. since 1988. The goal of the program is to allow American families to welcome an international visitor into their homes to share their culture and language.
Visiting students:
- come to be immersed in the language and the culture. This provides an excellent opportunity to improve their language skills, to make new friends, and to experience American culture in a welcoming family environment.
- bring their own spending money and are prepared to pay for their own snacks and souvenirs.
- have insurance coverage.
Host families:
- want to learn about another culture.
- want to share their own culture.
- want to include a foreign visitor as part of their family.
What do past host families say about the L&F Hosting Program? Watch Hosting VIDEO