Sunday, July 1, 2012
Foreign Exchange Student- What would be some good American experiences?
Foreign Exchange Student- What would be some good American experiences?
This fall my cousin will be in an exchange program and will travel to Spain. My aunt has agreed to participate also and receive a student from Spain while my cousin is abroad. She wants to plan some good, American activities for the student to enjoy, something that they wouldn't be able to do in Spain, but isn't sure of what to plan. She's asked us, and, frankly, we can't think of many good ideas either. Do you have any suggestions?
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1 :
Baseball, Hot dogs, Apple Pie. Lots of tourists like to go to indoor malls, amusement parks, and shooting ranges.
2 :
I don't know what they do in Spain, but I would make sure they participate in school activities such as football games, homecoming dances etc. If possible I would take them to a professional sports event (football, baseball, hockey) what ever is popular in your area. Amusement parks are also good. The best thing really is to have them participate in activities that you regularly participate in with your kids so they see what an American family is really like. And try to make sure they get involved in some extra curricular activities at school
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A rodeo A state or county fair theater productions Holiday celebrations like 4th of July camping at a state park visit any national monuments you can - a trip to Washington would be super! If not then the state government is a good visiting site. Any natural phenomenon such as Grand Canyon, Redwood forests etc Ride a paddle boat down the Mississippi go to Mardi Gra snorkeling in Florida or anyplace warm concert Any sporting event is good.
4 :
Ask the student what he/she wants to do. I've been involved in a couple of exchange programs, and what I found was that what the teens liked most was hanging out with other teens. They wanted to experience life the way American teens do. We also assumed that our students would want to see all the tourist attractions, and of course they did. But when we asked them what they most wanted to do, they'd mention little things that we would never have thought of, such as going fishing (not common in some parts of the world), and going to McDonald's to eat french fries.
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