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<font color=deeppink>Married 10-5-02<br><font colo
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a few years ago we welcomed an exchange student from Vietnam. It went well for a while but started to go horrible after a few months. He was not telling me where he was, did not come home from school when he was supposed to and would ignore any requests we amde of him to please call if her is goign to be late or anything like that. It continued until we could not take it anymore. We also had issues with his hygeine which my DH talked to him about but got nowhere. we just wanted him to shower more often. he ended up moving from our hosue to a teacher of his for the rest of the school year It put a bad taste in our mouth.
last night, the woman who finds home for these students called me and was having a hard time cuz one of her students does not have anywhere to stay when he gets here. Without a "welcoming family" he could not get his student Visa into this country and would be stuck at home for this year. he is 16 and going to be a junior in high school this year. After last time I am very weary but we still have a guest room and it is only for a couple weeks. I talked to my Dh and he is with me that we want to help cuz we don't want him to miss out on this opportunity. he is on full scholarship from the Serbian-American embassy to come here. I called and told her ok.
So now, on saturday, we geto tpick him up from the airport and host him here at our house. My office is in the guest room now so I guess I can move my computer to the living room for now. I'll have to figure that out. I want him to feel welcome and not intrude on his space too much but I am on the computer daily.
I am also going to help find him a full placement family in my area but don't know anything about Serbia to tell them. The little that I have been able to read online is not much and not really any help. If anyone can help me out?
I also posted an ad on my local freecycle for an old laptop or computer for him to e-mail family and do homework on.
Am I getting in over my head again? last time I was pregnant (gave birth a month after he was here)when he arived, it was a fairly new house (we had lived here only a year), we just had cats (now we have 2 dogs).
What would you have done in my situation? We can afford to have him here. It will be tight but not to bad.Didn't exactly plan on this. We ave already been approved for placement prior thats why it is so easy for them to ask us to help. PLus, in a few years I will be using this womans help to send one of my daughters off to Austrailia so it's best to be on her good side although I know that cannot affect wether my DD's work with her or not.
All prayers that this will go smoothly and will turn around our idea of hosting again!
I know, no real poitn. Just kind of spouting but if anyone has any ideas to amke this run more smoothly they would be welcomed.
last night, the woman who finds home for these students called me and was having a hard time cuz one of her students does not have anywhere to stay when he gets here. Without a "welcoming family" he could not get his student Visa into this country and would be stuck at home for this year. he is 16 and going to be a junior in high school this year. After last time I am very weary but we still have a guest room and it is only for a couple weeks. I talked to my Dh and he is with me that we want to help cuz we don't want him to miss out on this opportunity. he is on full scholarship from the Serbian-American embassy to come here. I called and told her ok.
So now, on saturday, we geto tpick him up from the airport and host him here at our house. My office is in the guest room now so I guess I can move my computer to the living room for now. I'll have to figure that out. I want him to feel welcome and not intrude on his space too much but I am on the computer daily.
I am also going to help find him a full placement family in my area but don't know anything about Serbia to tell them. The little that I have been able to read online is not much and not really any help. If anyone can help me out?
I also posted an ad on my local freecycle for an old laptop or computer for him to e-mail family and do homework on.
Am I getting in over my head again? last time I was pregnant (gave birth a month after he was here)when he arived, it was a fairly new house (we had lived here only a year), we just had cats (now we have 2 dogs).
What would you have done in my situation? We can afford to have him here. It will be tight but not to bad.Didn't exactly plan on this. We ave already been approved for placement prior thats why it is so easy for them to ask us to help. PLus, in a few years I will be using this womans help to send one of my daughters off to Austrailia so it's best to be on her good side although I know that cannot affect wether my DD's work with her or not.
All prayers that this will go smoothly and will turn around our idea of hosting again!
I know, no real poitn. Just kind of spouting but if anyone has any ideas to amke this run more smoothly they would be welcomed.
Hope all goes well- better than last time! 
We have never had any bad experiences but my aunt and uncle did, so I know they can happen. It just depends on the kid. Placing the kids in temp homes seems to be common, I had a friend who went to stay in Germany and she even had to stay in one there. I hope everything goes much better for you this time!
