tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post2691522432636868291..comments2023-07-05T02:15:26.621-07:00Comments on The Two Body Problem: Foreign Exchange Student Reports.PUI profhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-25783792951654072632015-04-09T07:18:52.332-07:002015-04-09T07:18:52.332-07:00Exchange programs may have merit, but I think thei...Exchange programs may have merit, but I think their merit is far over-rated and they are now really not much more than a vacation time for the kid even if the program says it is a cultural and study exchange. Yeah, nice in theory, but not usually reality. It's even worse now with instant messaging and all of the cyber relationships with hand-held devices. There is no time for you as a host family, so forget about the "exchange" part of it. You are a hotel. Nothing more. A means to an over-privileged rich kid from a foreign country. As a host you have to be informed that 30% of the kdis are placed in a different home because they fail to comply or adapt to their original host family. Raising a teen is brutaly difficult work. One that has been raised by another parent for 16 years and then given to you is an impossible task if the kid is used to coming and going as they please. This is often the case with AFS students as they are very well off financially in the country of their residence. Be warned. I would neither recommend it or encourage it until the kid is grown up a bit. College would be a far better time for someone to travel. If they want a vacation and no time with your family, the parents should save the money and just send them on a summer vacation. It would be cheaper and probably about the same value culturally. If you had a good experience, you are the rarity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-77519343983552398132012-04-16T12:44:51.412-07:002012-04-16T12:44:51.412-07:00Strange that the student didn't just tell you ...Strange that the student didn't just tell you about how unhappy she was. Sorry it is happening...carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431606555204611826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-42840770741986041142012-04-03T17:02:54.524-07:002012-04-03T17:02:54.524-07:00I came back -after thinking about this some more- ...I came back -after thinking about this some more- to suggest the girl is unhappy (the time away from home fits this scenario) and noticed your update. The program is trying to assess her one-sided stories, which is why there are so many forms to fill out. Time to start the countdown.Natalienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-28149087231234354182012-04-02T16:39:11.523-07:002012-04-02T16:39:11.523-07:00sounds like the usual program assessment. they no...sounds like the usual program assessment. they no doubt claim to do 360 feedback which means they are also asking studenette too. No worries though as I suspect they just compile into (80% of host families reported x) not that they are correlating or singling out. Did you agree to do this prior to taking stu? i.e. is it condition of program. If not I'd simply reply, thanks for your interest but these are not questions I am interested in answering. Stu and I have worked things out to our satisfaction, and then tell them what you said here. Otherwise if you have to fill them out just write vague shit with buzz words.feMOMhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192104351023271207noreply@blogger.com