Like thousands of other high school students, Syeda, (who goes by Ramsha,) arrived in the US in August 2025 for her year abroad, eagerly waiting…
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Way back in August 2025, Meghan officially began her journey as a host mom when exchange student, Blanka, arrived in Pennsylvania, coming all the way…
By Faith Morse, Greenheart Regional Director & Host Mom After having hosted off and on for 16 years, you’d think I pretty much know everything—I’d…
By Faith Morse, Greenheart Regional Director & Host Mom Things I’ve learned while hosting (in this case, in just one conversation): If this seems like…
There are many benefits to hosting an exchange student —cultural immersion, educational opportunities, the creation of lifelong connections, and so much more! It is also…
By: Maria Kiosses, Vice President of Compliance and Youth Programs Welcoming an exchange student into your home is an exciting and rewarding experience. For many…
Last week, in our blog post Life of a First-Time Host Mom—Part 4: Sports & Community, Meghan shared an exciting new chapter in her experience as…
In our last blog post, Life of a First-Time Host Mom – Part 3: Getting Familiar!, Meghan shared all the details of her exchange student,…
In the previous blog post Life of a First-Time Host Mom – Part 2: She’s Here! Meghan shared the details of Blanka’s exciting arrival to the United…
Greenheart is asked a lot about what it’s like to host an exchange student. Well, we hope you’ll follow along this coming year with Meghan,…