In November of 2009 our house was mostly complete. We had designed the house with the idea of hosting international students in mind. So, I quit my job at GLC in order to stay home to cook and provide transportation for our students. Our first student moved in in mid-November and there have been very few days since then that we haven't had a student.
To date we have hosted 13 girls from 10 countries. (We also hosted some Saudi guys, but that comes later). We love it. Until the time that God takes us back overseas, we love having close, everyday contact with internationals without having to leave our house. We also like the financial benefits of having them here. win.win.
The 09-10 school year we spent with Elana from Taiwan, Ebru from Turkey, and Lucy from Korea. One of my favorite memories was the day we celebrated James and Elana's birthday, which just happens to be on the same day. James friend's came and Elana's friends/classmates came so we had a full house of too many countries to count. We played a game where a fact was read and guests had to guess if it applied to James, Elana, both or neither. hilarious!
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