Host an Exchange Student

Open your heart and home to an NWSE Exchange Student!

As a host family, you have the opportunity to create a tighter-knit world. Hosting an exchange student is a unique way to enjoy cultural exchange experiences without leaving home! Few volunteering opportunities can have so many far-reaching benefits.

Benefits of Hosting an Exchange Student

  • Give a young person the chance for a life-changing educational experience
  • Build lifelong friendships and great personal connections abroad
  • Expand your own international knowledge without leaving home!
  • Help to create greater cross-cultural understanding in your community
  • Contribute to greater mutual understanding and respect among nations
  • Support the next generation to develop their personalities, build global awareness, and prepare for future study
  • Give a young person the opportunity to learn about American culture as a member of your family and community

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The Hosting Experience

Host families welcome their exchange students in their daily lives and local communities.  Click below for more information about hosting an exchange student.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We have a list of answers to many questions about hosting an exchange student. If your question isn’t covered by our FAQ, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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“I think the greatest reward I got from my exchange was not only the better English skills but also every experience and lesson I had learned. It changed myself and…

Nawaporn from Thailand

“[My host family and I] had directly a good connection to each other. I feel now I have another family in America… We had a great relationship with a lot…

Lisa from Germany

“It is amazing how fast the students adapt to your home life and become just like your own son or daughter. They have personalities that bring a lot of different…

Mark from Utah, USA

“Every person I’ve met here in some way made me think better about myself. And this, I must say, is my biggest impression here. That anytime you talk to somebody –…

Arina from Russia
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