Cultural Exchange Opportuntiy--Student s from China Japan South (Downtown Louisville, KY)

Cultural Exchange Opportuntiy--Student s from China Japan South

Weixuan whose nickname is Vincent is a 16-year-old boy from China who enjoys sports science and history. He plays basketball on his school team and if possible would like to continue playing while on his exchange he also participates in swimming badminton and tennis. During his exchange Weixuan also would like to learn to play guitar and participate in pop dance club. Weixuan is very interested in history he likes to read history books and travel to historical sites with his family. His teachers and family friends describe him as friendly compassionate and positive. Weixuan lives with his mother and father he has no siblings. His father is a businessman and his mother is a housewife. Weixuan has no pets and can live in a home with pets. He has no allergies to pets. He has no dietary restrictions. Weixuan s favorite school subjects are Chinese math physics chemistry and P.E.. He would like to be a businessman in the future. His native language is Chinese and he has been studying English for 4 years. Meiwei whose nickname is Iris is a girl from China who will turn 16 before the start of her exchange. She participates in a charity organization with her school and enjoys fishing swimming table tennis long jump and photography. She plays piano and xun (Chinese ocarina) and does Chinese classical dance. In her free time she likes to cook watch movies and read. If possible Meiwei would like to volunteer at a pet shelter or charity organization during her exchange. She is very fond of animals and babies. Her teachers and family friends describe her as polite compassionate and well-rounded in her interests. Meiwei lives with her mother and father. She has 1 brother (aged 6). Her father is a businessman and her mother is a housewife. Meiwei has a tortoise and can live in a home with pets. She has no allergies to pets and would enjoy living in a home with pets. She has no dietary restrictions. Meiwei s favorite school subjects are History Biology and Chinese. She would like to artist in the future.Her native language is Chinese and she has been studying English for 4 years. DaYe is a 14-year-old girl from South Korea who will turn 15 before her exchange. She enjoys hiking jogging and volleyball. She plays piano and flute and plays the latter in school band. DaYe s teachers describe her as positive considerate and patient. She may be shy at first but she s a leader in the classroom. She also volunteers playing flute at a local hospital. DaYe lives with her mother and father. She has 1 brother (aged 18). Her father is a company worker and her mother is a nurse. DaYe has no pets but can live in a home with pets. She has no allergies to pets. She has no dietary restrictions. DaYe s favorite school subjects are English Music and P.E.. She would like to consultant in the future. Her native language is Korean and she has been studying English for 6 years. DaYe has also been studying Chinese for 1 year. Hee-Sang is a 16-year-old boy from South Korean who enjoys sports music and science. He plays bass guitar in the school band participates in student council and plays baseball. If possible Hee-Sang would like to continue in band and baseball while in the US. He is also interested in learning new sports possibly golf tennis horseback-riding or skiing and would like to explore hiking and wildlife in the US. Hee-Sang s teachers describe him as extroverted open-minded flexible and civic-minded. Hee-Sang has done a lot of international travel he is passionate about learning more about other cultures to work toward a more equal society. Hee-Sang lives with his mother and father he has no siblings. His father is an office-worker and his mother is a nurse. Hee-Sang has no pets but can live in a home with pets and has no allergies to pets. He has no dietary restrictions and enjoys eating healthy. Hee-Sang s favorite school subject is science. He would like to be a science teacher at an international school in the future. His native language is Korean and he has been studying English for 8 years. Anatsaya is a 17-year-old girl from Thailand. She will turn 18 in August. Anatsaya describes herself as being friendly studious creative organized and polite. She enjoys jogging and swimming. Anatsaya also likes Thai dance and Thai ancient drama drawing painting cooking movies and reading. She does volunteer work and actively participates in Thai dance. If possible Anatsaya would like to explore dancing and playing guitar during her exchange in the US. Anatsaya lives with her mother. She has 1 brother (aged 14) and 1 sister (aged 15). Her father is a manager and her mother is a business ownder. Anatsaya has a dog and can live in a home with pets. She has no allergies to pets. She has no dietary restrictions. Anatsaya s favorite school subjects are English Japanese and Art. She would like to study in the Faculty of Arts in college. in the future. Her native language is Thai and she has been studying English for 10 years. Anatsaya has also been studying Japanese for 1 years. Anatsaya is looking forward to making lifelong friends and sharing cultural experiences. For more information on becoming a host parent please visit our website at www.nwse.com. Northwest Student Exchange offers a 150.00 referral stipend to any individual or organization that finds a suitable host family for any of our students. Stipends are paid approximately one week after the student has arrived and settled in. NWSE is a non-profit student exchange organization affiliated with the Department of State. We provide safe affordable student exchange opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.