Can you share some memorable foreign exchange student host family stories?

One story is about a host family in a small town. They welcomed a foreign exchange student from Japan. The family took the student to local festivals, and the student taught them Japanese calligraphy. They became like a real family, and when the student had to leave, there were many tears. It was a beautiful connection across cultures.

Sure! One of my friends had a foreign exchange student from France in his class. This French student was always trying to use American slang, but often got it hilariously wrong. For example, he once said 'I'm going to hit the hay' as 'I'm going to hit the horse'. It made everyone burst into laughter.

A Spanish exchange student once tried to order a 'coffee with milk' in a local diner. But instead of saying 'café con leche', she said 'coffee with cow'. The waitress was really puzzled at first. It was really funny seeing her trying to explain what she actually wanted.

Here's another one. A student on an exchange in Japan entered a traditional restaurant. He didn't know the proper way to sit on the tatami. So he just plopped down like he would on a normal chair. All the Japanese customers stared at him in shock at first, but then they found it really funny and one of them even showed him the right way to sit gracefully.

Sure. One horror story is when a host family made the exchange student clean the entire huge house alone every day. They didn't respect the student's study time at all and just treated them like a free maid.

There was a host family in Italy that welcomed a Brazilian student. The student was homesick at first. The host family made a special effort to recreate some Brazilian dishes for her. The student then taught the family some Brazilian samba dance steps. This story shows how a host family can make a foreign student feel at home and create beautiful memories together.

One horror story is about a Chinese exchange student who arrived at a dormitory late at night. The building was old and a bit spooky. As she was trying to find her room, she heard strange noises from the end of the hall. She thought it might be other students but when she went to check, there was no one there. She later found out that the building had a history of unexplained noises and some students claimed to have seen shadowy figures.

A Spanish exchange student in a New Zealand school was invited to a barbecue. He thought it would be like a Spanish fiesta and brought a big speaker to play flamenco music. When he started playing the music really loudly and dancing around the barbecue area, the New Zealanders were a bit taken aback at first but then joined in and it turned into a really fun and funny cultural mix - up.

Sure. There was a host family that helped their foreign guest learn Japanese by having daily language lessons at home. They used flashcards, played language games, and even took the guest to local markets to practice bargaining in Japanese. It was a really kind way to help the guest integrate into the Japanese language environment.

One horror story is when the exchange student was extremely messy. They would leave dirty dishes everywhere in the house, and their room was always in a complete chaos. It was a nightmare for the host family to keep cleaning up after them.