Any foreign exchange students around here?

[citizen k]

I did a summer month in Germany in college to count as my German 3 credit.  It was run by my German prof, and it was a hell of a lot of fun even if I didn't learn that much more German.

Ditto. Hung out in Northern Germany in summer '92. We had one literature and one history class.

[Viking]

One problem is that the Europeans are getting so good at speaking English that he may have difficulty practicing his German unless it is already very good 

Young, urban, educated and travelling Germans yes. In general the dubbing countries (spain, france, italy and germany) speak bad english. 

[CountDeMoney]

They were advertising for hosts for exchange students from Argentina here a while back, but when I inquired and said I'd only host female students--preferably 2 of them between 15 and 17--they never called me back.

[katmai]

[Viking]

They were advertising for hosts for exchange students from Argentina here a while back, but when I inquired and said I'd only host female students--preferably 2 of them between 15 and 17--they never called me back.

At least you don't discriminate on the basis of race.

[Caliga]

They were advertising for hosts for exchange students from Argentina here a while back, but when I inquired and said I'd only host female students--preferably 2 of them between 15 and 17--they never called me back.

I wonder if that would work in spiess's case.

[katmai]

They were advertising for hosts for exchange students from Argentina here a while back, but when I inquired and said I'd only host female students--preferably 2 of them between 15 and 17--they never called me back.

I wonder if that would work in spiess's case.

Hmm Married to an Argy with kids
vs
single with cats

[merithyn]

They were advertising for hosts for exchange students from Argentina here a while back, but when I inquired and said I'd only host female students--preferably 2 of them between 15 and 17--they never called me back.

This is why we can't have nice things! 

[CountDeMoney]

They were advertising for hosts for exchange students from Argentina here a while back, but when I inquired and said I'd only host female students--preferably 2 of them between 15 and 17--they never called me back.

This is why we can't have nice things! 

I only asked for 2, it's not like I was being selfish or anything.

[merithyn]

http://www.afs.org/

yes, very good reputation, operates around the world.

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

I've asked for a brochure, and sent the link to my son to check over. It would be awesome if he got to go. The poor kid has seriously gotten the raw end of things for a while between the diabetes, asthma, and just general crap he deals with. I'd love to be able to make something like this happen for him.

[HisMajestyBOB]

He's had four years of German.

So did I when I went during college, and I didn't use German as much as I should have.

EDIT: To expand on this: I was primarily with other American students, we weren't in the same area as the other, German, students at the university, and all the classes (except German) were conducted in English. I highly recommend that he at least stay with a home-stay family, and try to find a program that mixes German and international/American students.

Also, he's going to drink beer, and probably a lot. Hopefully he'll know his limits. On the plus side, he'll become used to good German beers, and will be forever unable to drink swill like Miller Lite.

[Camerus]

I hope it works out.  I won some scholarships for German language and literature at my university, but I never got the opportunity to go to Germany as an exchange student, and I've always regretted that.  Also, my German is crap now.  Make of that what you will.   

[Josquius]

I only learned such things existed last year.
Which angers me. Would have been awesome.

[jimmy olsen]

I only learned such things existed last year.

How is this possible?

[Ed Anger]