Anyone have experience with a foreign exchange student?

Jun 16, 2019
1:36:20pm

Blusox Redshirt Freshman

We are looking at hosting a foreign exchange student and wondering about your experiences. I have 4 young kids (2-8) 2 boys 2 girls. Should we get a boy or a girl? Which country/ culture? Should we not do it?

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Anyone have experience with a foreign exchange student?

Blusox

6/16/19 1:36pm

I’d wait a couple years. From what I’ve seen, they can be a handful

DieHarder

6/16/19 1:43pm

I'd wait until your kids are older

CougarThug

6/16/19 1:47pm

My parents hosted one from Japan when I was in middle school

BigT801

6/16/19 1:58pm

are you a nephew of cougarthug?

cwilke1

6/16/19 2:38pm

No chance I would do it with any kid <14 at home

cougfanz

6/16/19 2:01pm

Same. Not worth potential issues.

kotacoug

6/16/19 2:45pm

RE: Anyone have experience with a foreign exchange student?

sunflowercoug

6/16/19 2:03pm

RE: Anyone have experience with a foreign exchange student?

85fan

6/16/19 2:11pm

Yeah I married one, it didn’t end well

PortlandCoug

6/16/19 2:08pm

Not sure that's what they had in mind when they asked for a place to live.

John Doe

6/16/19 3:23pm

My only experience is from watching Better Off Dead

Oregano

6/16/19 3:11pm

RE: My only experience is from watching Better Off Dead

WJCougar

6/16/19 3:36pm

My family had 30+ all growing up. Mostly good experiences, but I'd wait for now

Dissenter

6/16/19 3:19pm

We had some growing up

boorad

6/16/19 3:20pm

Why would anyone ever do that?

GeraldGarner

6/16/19 3:40pm

It's fun, your kids get international experiences, you get paid, lol

Dissenter

6/16/19 8:44pm

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