Florida Summer Exchange Students

03/06/2024

Update-Emma has a host family! Still looking for a host family for Garance, and looking for someone on the east coast/orlando area to host a French girl for the first week only June 9-16.

Urgent need for host families! We have three girls who still need homes. The group arrives this Sunday, June 9th. If you or anyone you know can host, please let me know! If need be, we can do a split stay (one family June 9-19, and another family June 19-29).

Any help in spreading the word is appreciated!

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18/03/2024

15 year old Garance plays volleyball and likes movies, cooking, shopping, and reading.

16/02/2024

We have a group of 7 girls and 2 boys coming from France who will need host families for 3 weeks! They arrive June 9 and leave on June 29.

Please let me know if you are interested in hosting this summer!

11/06/2023

Welcome to Florida!

05/06/2023

The students arrive on Saturday June 10th!

Two girls still need host families! Any help in spreading the word about the need for two more host families is appreciated!

Anamay turns 15 in August and enjoys tennis, movies, swimming and social media.

Fantine, 15, loves spending time with her pets and grandparents. She likes French music and TV series like Friends and The Fault in our Stars.

Please text 321-604-6000 if you are interested in hosting!

12/04/2023

We will have a group of French teens coming to Florida this summer! They arrive June 10th-June 30th for a three week homestay-no classes or required activities. They come to be immersed in English while they experience everyday American life and become part of your family.

Please let me know if you are interested in hosting!

31/05/2022

The French students are arriving in 10 days and two students still need host families!

I also got some sad news. The NC coordinator just passed away from a heart attack and they are trying to add those students to other groups. I would want to be sure we have enough host families before I agree...

Please let me know if anyone can host a student! If you can only host part of the time, we might be able to split the stay between two families.

Students needing host families are 13 year old Romy, 13 year old Alix, and possibly a 15/16 year old girl or boy from the NC group.

UPDATE_Alix has a host family!

13/04/2022

Six girls and one boy from France need host families this summer for an English immersion homestay! They arrive on June 10th and leave July 9th. If you are interested in hosting, please let me know!

21/02/2022

Good news! There will be a group of French teens coming to Orlando this summer! They arrive at 6 pm on June 10th and leave the evening of July 9th. This is a complete homestay-there will not be any group activities. If you would like to host a student, please let me know by emailing [email protected]

23/07/2021

I am sad to announce that the US restrictions on foreign travelers makes it impossible to have students travel to Florida this summer. We have students in France who are able to leave at a moment's notice and families that are willing to host and all have been waiting and hoping....At first they thought the President would make an announcement at the G-7 summit, then on the 4th of July, and now maybe Labor Day, but by the time the restrictions are lifted, the summer will be over and the students back in school. Let's hope that things are back to normal for summer 2022.

06/06/2021

Good news! I was on the phone with the French office this week. Although we cannot make any promises, as things might change, it looks like we might have a few students coming to Orlando in July! The earliest they would arrive would be July 8th. They will all take the Covid nasal swab test within 48 hours of the flight's departure, and should have at least the first vaccine shot (French teens are eligible to get the vaccine starting June 15th). If anyone is interested in hosting, please let me know!

21/04/2021

I don't know if international travel will be possible this summer...but have decided to be proactive. Several families would like to host, so I am compiling a list (desired age range, boy or girl, host family interests) Next week, I will check in with the French office, and let them know these families are willing to host, and we can see how things unfold from there. Unfortunately, both the Spanish and German offices have permanently closed, so the students would be from France. If you would like to be on the list, please message me!

21/05/2020

2020 Update-There will not be a French group this summer. If anyone is open to the possibility of hosting a student in August, please let me know. If travel in August is possible, it will be done on an individual basis.

21/04/2020

I am saddened to tell everyone that the Spanish office has closed and will NOT be sending students this year. They do not know if this is a temporary or permanent closure. The French office is tentatively hoping to send a group of students in July. I will keep everyone updated as soon as I get more information. I hope all host families and former students are healthy and safe during this crisis.

08/04/2020

Your input is needed!! With the Covid crisis, we have been communicating with Spain and France about whether the groups should still come to Florida this summer (June 14 and June 26). Please tell me your thoughts-will you want to host this summer? Will you commit right now? Are you interested but want to wait and see? What if the groups arrive in July instead? Will you definitely NOT host due to Covid concerns? Knowing whether families will host is really the bottom line. We are in uncharted waters and your thoughts (and reasons for your thoughts regarding covid) will really be helpful!

26/06/2019

Mikel meets the Gibsons

26/06/2019

26/06/2019

The Spanish students are here!

25/06/2019

The Spanish students are on their way!

23/06/2019

The French students have arrived!

16/05/2019

The students arrive in 5 weeks, and 10 teens still need host families! Please let me know if you would like to host or would like more information about hosting. Also, any help in spreading the word about the need for host homes is appreciated!

26/03/2019

I am finally receiving some applications! French students arrive June 22nd, and the Spanish arrive June 25th. French students leave their host families on the morning of July 20th. The Spanish students return to Spain on July 25th.

24/06/2018

21/06/2018

Yippee! All students have host families! The Spanish group arrives Friday evening, and the French group arrives on Saturday. Lots of excitement on both sides of the Atlantic!