The Homestay Experience - Families

"We have hosted for Global Partners for three years. We really like international students. It's great to experience other cultures in our own home. Our children love having new family members and we do a lot of family events together that we might not have done without having a student. The staff at Global Partners are so accomodating, flexible and friendly. They help make the hosting experience go very smoothly. We are looking forward to our next student! Welcome to the family!"

A whole world of education, memories and friendships to last a lifetime!

"Global Parnters first introduced the possibility of hosting a student from another country to us. Since that time, we have hosted several students and absolutely love it! We have had a lot of fun together and our children especially enjoy having an older brother or sister. That easy acceptance helps our students relax and enjoy their stay. Our world view has broadended incredibly by opening our home. Thanks Global Partners!"

"We are the host family to Anton Ulanov from Siberia. We believe the experience so far is nothing but positive, and there are many reasons why, but I will try to sum it up in a couple of key sentences. We have been given the opportunity to learn about a new culture, new language, new member of our household. To us Anton is part of our family. We believe this experience is very beneficial to our two young children (they are two and four) because it has taught them hospitality, and how to accept people who are different than we are. To us Siberia no longer seems as cold as we always thought it was. Thank You, for giving us such a wonderful opportunity."

"The entire experience enriched our lives. Our chidren get very excited when mail arrives from overseas. It is great fun for our family to be tour guides for our students. The produce man and meat cutter still ask about our past students!