Thursday, March 13, 2014

Host an Exchange Student and Share Our Culture

If you happen to have an extra room or two in your apartment, you’ve probably thrown around some ideas in your head as to what to do with them. Sure, you can turn that spare room into a den or game room, but there’s a wonderfully fulfilling opportunity for extremely dedicated individuals.

The ASSE International Student Exchange programs are currently looking for homes in the Albuquerque area to house international high school boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 17. All students selected will be conversant in English, bright, and anxious to learn about the United States and study at local universities.

In addition, all ASSE students are fully insured and will have their own personal spending money to contribute towards household expenses. Families will even have the opportunities to choose students from a variety of backgrounds, nationalities, and interests.

Here’s some more information on ASSE, courtesy of the organization’s website:

When you host a foreign exchange student, your entire family will discover a world of fun and enlightening adventure. Simply by sharing your home for as little as three months, a semester or a school year, you will be giving an exceptional young person from another country the opportunity of a lifetime—to live with your family and experience the language, customs and culture of our country. In return, your exchange student will bring to your family a bit of his or her homeland. Students come from Europe, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas and Africa.

Each year, ASSE and its affiliates place several thousand students, ages 15 to 18, in host families like yours throughout the world. ASSE International Student Exchange Programs invites you and your family to join all the families in our country and throughout the world in this memorable and valued cultural experience.


If you’re interested in more information about becoming a host family, contact Cindy at ASSE, at cindy@asse.com or 1-800-733-2773

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