Exchange Students

For several years my wife and I have hosted Japanese foreign exchange students, generally for 3-4 week stays. We have had four college-age girls who stayed for 3-4 weeks and one high school boy who stayed for a school year. We have greatly enjoyed this activity and have learned much and have taught much.

We do this through the auspices of Cultural Homestay International. You may write or call them to find what programs they have in your area. They arrange exchanges with students from all over the world and even have plans where you can visit another family in another country. Try it! You'll like it!

Tomomi Nakayama from Tokyo was our first CHI student.	Tomoko
Miyuki Nakagawa was an excellent cook! She went on to study at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England, and has come back to visit twice and visited us again the next summer.	Masazumi Kakizaki was an emergency placement. His original host family was unable to keep him the full calendar year. He showed up on our doorstep the day Miyuki left. He loves basketball! He was from Nara. Masa came back to visit recently.
Kayo Senda was from Osaka. She was a real delight.	Miki Arai arrived August 1, 1996, and left August 30. She is from Aichi.
My wife, Cherry, Yoko, Me, and Kumi Our next student was to be Kumi Ishikawa, a law student from Fukuoka. However, I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia and she stayed with another family. When I got home, she came over and cooked a yaki soba dinner for me! Delicious! Yoko Okida For the last few days of her stay, Yoko Okida lived with us. Her English is excellent and she is a very outgoing, friendly person. She is also from Fukuoka. She came back to visit with us this summer and will come back again for Christmas!	Akiko Osaki was only with us for two weeks, but we enjoyed her tremendously. She just came back to visit us for a few days.
Aiko and Mika were the youngest students we have had at ages 11 and 12. They were only with us for a week and were very sweet. Mika played some Mozart for the Sayonara party!