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Exchange Students.....

I am confident in my parenting style though and will treat her as my own, allowing her any opportunities I would allow my own child.

So she'll be changing your TV channels for you and getting you Budweisers from the fridge? Sweet!

My kid's aren't allowed to touch the remote. That's MY property.......
 
I am confident in my parenting style though and will treat her as my own, allowing her any opportunities I would allow my own child.

So she'll be changing your TV channels for you and getting you Budweisers from the fridge? Sweet!

My kid's aren't allowed to touch the remote. That's MY property.......

He didn't mention a remote...you can have the exchange student chicky just sort of bent over in front of the telly, changing channels on the t.v. itself with you sittin' back takin' it all in, tellin' her, "leave it there...ok now, now change it..wait, stop, go back...ok..." :sign:
 
You're all a bunch of pervs......

We don't have kids of similar ages. We have twin boys who are turning 8. We need a babysitter.... just kidding of course, as I'm trying to be serious here. As far as finances, while I am far from rich, the program itself provides for most of the expenses. In reality, we are only required to provide three meals a day. All other costs as far as schooling, etc. are by the program. The extra-curricular costs are to be covered by the student. My sister-in-law had no issues with money matters over the last year, though I can see with the way my wife likes to shop, that we could. LOL!

If you just need a full time babysitter, why not just get an au pair? She'll be at least 18 and if you get one from one for the Nordic countries, make sure you have a pool since I hear they like to subathe topless. :)

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He didn't mention a remote...you can have the exchange student chicky just sort of bent over in front of the telly, changing channels on the t.v. itself with you sittin' back takin' it all in, tellin' her, "leave it there...ok now, now change it..wait, stop, go back...ok..." :sign:

Exactly!
 
My family hosted a German exchange student when I was a teenager. She was very pleasant, well-mannered, and could pound beers with the best of them! My parents treated her like one of the family and she responded in kind. It was overall a very good experience for my family.

Much better than the experience I had when I went to Germany as an exchange student. :(

A friend of ours also hosted an exchange student from Germany. She was a complete bitch and she ended up stealing from them before she was sent home early.

I think most of the students in the programs are very good students and are very nice young people.
 
Just make sure you slip one of these into her morning OJ at breakfast and you should be fine.

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I just gotta say DAMN! You guys are horny ole' pigs sometimes!!! (Not that there's anything wrong with that)

Back to the subject:

Mike and I hosted a Japanese young lady about 9 years ago. She was 18 and it was only for 3 weeks but she was as sweet as sweet can be. I don't know what German young ladies are like but Japanese girls are very trusting of others. You have to remind them not to leave their purse lying around when out in public or things like cameras (HAHA - I know Japan - cameras) where people can steal them. If she brings you gifts, accept them graciously, even if you don't like them or they seem too expensive to keep. Usually they will want to make you a home cooked meal from their country (we got curry chicken - yummy!), at least ours did! Although she was suppose to speak english fluently, we had a number of language problems. Sometimes we just sat there smiling or played the guessing/charades game until something clicked. The difference was we only had ours for 3 weeks, yours is coming for a year, I assume? Probably their standard of fluent is different than what our company dealt with. All in all, the experience was incredible for the entire family and great for Matthew (he was about 8 at the time). If you have any problems it will probably be the cultural differences. Oh, and the PMSing! :laugh: :laugh:

We will be praying for you! Keep us up to date!
 
I can be serious since everyone else has said what came to my mind first! I've never hosted any exchange students, but befriended many in high school and still keep in touch with one in Russia from time to time. The best advice I can think to give you is keep them busy. They are generally here to learn, immerse themselves in our culture, and have fun doing it. Keeping them busy provides those opportunities and keeps them from having too much fun. If you can, keep her involved in as much as the school has to offer as well as including her on family trips and functions. The worst thing you can do is let them get bored. As with any teenager, idle hands are the work of the devil.
 
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