Comments on: 4 Ways to Add International Enrichment to Your School, Now https://ieusa.org/blog/hosting/4-ways-to-add-international-enrichment-to-your-school-now/ Experience the world with iE! Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: katie https://ieusa.org/blog/hosting/4-ways-to-add-international-enrichment-to-your-school-now/#comment-7 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:43:20 +0000 http://www.ieusablog.org/?p=362#comment-7 In reply to Karin Lang.

Hi Karin, thank you so much for taking the time to read and to comment! I love hearing your input! The beautiful thing about student exchange is that it brings people together – and yet the reality is that PEOPLE are complex individuals, meaning no two exchange experiences will ever be the same! Some students find friends quickly, while others may take more time. Some schools may feel like an instant “fit” for a student, while others may take time to feel like home. The good news is that ALL of this experience will build and define a student’s character and sense of self, even in ways he may not even recognize at the moment. Of course in your specific case, please encourage your son to reach out to his host parents or local coordinator for support when needed! We are always here to help.

]]> By: Karin Lang https://ieusa.org/blog/hosting/4-ways-to-add-international-enrichment-to-your-school-now/#comment-6 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:22:58 +0000 http://www.ieusablog.org/?p=362#comment-6 These are all nice words and good ideas. But in small private high schools, where American students have known each other since kindergarten, it may be rather difficult for an exchange student to make friends easily and become part of their communitiy. At least my son (current exchange student) is struggling in this respect, although he easily finds friends otherwise. It is rather less difficult him to make friends with other foreign students than with natives.
And this is a pity!

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