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Here is an opportunity for you to make a lifelong friend from abroad by hosting an exchange student for 3, 5, or 10 months! Enrich your family with another culture. Now you can host a high school exchange student (girl or boy) from Belgium, France, Germany, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Spain, Japan, Italy or other countries. Single parents, as well as couples with or without children, may host.

Contact Amy at 1-800-736-1760 (Toll-free), visit host.asse.com or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information or to select your student.

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