Host a Student from Another Country

The photo above shows "Emma" from Honduras with her American host family

Have you ever wished that you could really experience what it would be like to live in another country?  By hosting a student through the American Field Service, you get to know what his or her culture is like, their food, their holidays, their recreation.  It is a learning (and loving) experience for your whole family.

This was me coming home from Turkey in 1961

I was fortunate enough to be on both sides.  In 1961,  I went to Turkey as an exchange student and lived with a Turkish family.  I have kept in touch ever since and made two more trip there.  My Turkish "sister" has come many times to America.  Then when my daughters were teenagers, we had a student from France come live with us.  It was a great experience for the whole family.

If you'd like to read more about it, go to 
http://www.afsusa.org/host-family/get-started/

Donate Books to a School Library in India

We are collecting books to be shipped to an elementary school in India. So we are looking mostly for children's books, however, they have asked for adult books as well.

If you would like to donate new or like new books, please paste a photo of yourself or your family inside the front cover of the book and enclose a little note why you think they would like that book.

(The children like to see what Americans look like and they get more excited about the books.  The books help them learn English, which will lead to better paying jobs in the future.)

Send to:
Jeri Johnson
P. O. Box 1505
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067