Student Exchange Program 'Beginning of a Lifelong Relationship'
Two teens, from Thailand and Germany, currently hosted by local families through the AFS student exchange program.
American food has no taste? Anyone who worships at the altar of apple pie need not get all in a lather. It's simply the honest impression one may get when they are from a country known for its highly-spiced fare, a place that offers only two seasons: hot and wet, hot and dry. And, it was the impression of 17-year-old Penpitcha Pimonekaksorn when she came to Morristown in August, as part of the American Field Service (AFS) exchange program. Penpitcha, known by her nickname "Dream," is one of two students living in the Morristown area until June through the program, which began during the first World War as a volunteer ambulance corps. More than 60 countries participate today in the AFS program, sending students between 15 and 18 years old …
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Erin Aukland
12:55 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
I am an Academic Coordinator for Cultural Homestay International.. We also have Host Families around the country and students from around the world. These lifelong relationships and the "growing up" changes that happen to these amazing kids is unbelievable. If you have the opportunity to be a part of an exchange program .. Jump in with both feet! more ›