• Homestay Adventures

    Goodbye! Hello! Why I host international students

    Many of you have suggested I write a book – well if I had a topic to choose, I likely would write “Confessions of a Homestay Mom.” We have hosted international students from all over the world since 2004. We currently have two – Beau from China and Vincent from Germany. I can tell you we have had every possible experience that you can think of. One student’s father was kidnapped by the cartel. One found out her father had a whole other family while she was here. We’ve had broken bones, broken hearts, so many laughs, and so many tears. I would do it all over again in a…