Dear Friends,

While watching the fireworks over our July 4th celebration, I started to think about what makes our wonderful country so special.  Our independence allows us to be so open and accepting of other people and other nations.  We feel so bad for people in lands in which freedom is only a word. I came to realize that this is what makes our program and our families so special.

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School Award for Student Exchange
The article, written by Carmen McCollum of the North West Indiana Times, recognizes a local high school for their participation in student exchange and Crown Point High School is a leader in creating a home for students from other countries...

  


 

American as Apple Pie
The familiar phrase, “that’s as American as apple pie” is quite appropriate for an exchange student living in Jennison, Michigan. Matteus Hamade, a student from Brazil, worked with his host mom at their local church on a project that has world-wide impact.