Host families needed

Council for Educational Travel, USA (CETUSA) is seeking host families in Thermopolis to open doors to their homes, their communities, and their hearts for international high school exchange students.

Hot Springs County High School has indicated their willingness to accept the exchange students being placed in volunteer host families for a semester or an academic year.

CETUSA exchange students carry their own insurance and bring their own spending money. Joyce Wiley, CETUSA coordinator, makes the arrangements for their high school acceptance and will provide ongoing support to the students and the families throughout their program. The students hope to be treated as one of the household and want to live the life “of a typical American teenager”.

Host families are asked to provide a bed in either a shared or private bedroom, a place for the student to study, three meals a day, and a welcoming home environment. This is a great opportunity to share what you love about your community and the United States while also learning about a new culture and a new person.

Begin the journey by emailing Joyce at joycejo60@gmail.com or highschool@cetusa.org, calling 888-238-8721, or by visiting their website http://www.cetusa.org. CETUSA works with families with children, couples, empty nesters, or single households.