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Footprints - test drive the American lifeThe Footprints Program is a three week program where students live with a host family, participate in interactive, activity-based English lessons, and experience the area through local excursions, high school visits, and volunteer work. This program will provide students with a typical American experience, an insight into American culture and greater language skills. What is unique about our program is that our host sibling participate with you on a daily basis. On a typical day, we have as many host siblings in class and on the excursions as we have exchange students. This allows the students to not only improve their English skills, but to form deep and lasting relationships with their host families. We look forward to having you participate in our program! AccommodationVolunteer host families provide room and board and transportation to and from
daily activities. Students can share a room with a same sex host sibling within
a few years age difference. There is often carpooling available to and from activities.
Host families must complete a host family application, have references checked, be available for an in home interview and participate in a host family orientation. English CourseDuring your three weeks stay in Asheville you will participate in an English
course which will capture your attention for 40 hours.
All American host siblings, 8 years and older, are invited to participate in our interactive English classes as well as activities and excursions. This program also provides a wonderful opportunity for young American students to get to know another culture while participating in activities with our exchange students. Sample Itinerary
LocationAsheville, NCAsheville, NC, "Land of the Sky", is nestled amongst the breathtaking Blue Ridge
Mountains and is home to nearly 74,000 residents. Asheville boasts the title of
Frommer's Top Must-See Destinations for 2007. It is also deemed the "happiest"
place to live in America by journalist Erik Wiener in his novel "Geography is
Bliss". Asheville is the birthplace of Grammy award-winning jazz vocalist Roberta
Flack and renowned American novelist and author of "Look Homeward, Angel", Thomas
Wolfe and is now the home to Golden Globe winning actress Andie MacDowell. Asheville's
artistic and energetic downtown area is well known for its European style with
an abundance of restaurants, cafes, art galleries, music venues, shopping, theaters
and more.
Seattle, WASeattle, WA, located in the Northwestern, US is often refered to as the Emerald
City; for its year around blanket of dense evergreen trees that engulf the city
and surrounding region. Seattle is also sometimes called the "City of Water" because
of its strategic location as a port city along the Pacific Ocean, between Puget
Sound and Lake Washington.
Inverness/Orlando, FLThe Inverness/Orlando trip is our latest addition in the line of our unique and
thrilling Footprints program. This very trip was designed to maximize everything
Florida has to offer including a two week homestay in Inverness with an American
family, plus an exciting and fulfilled week touring Orlando's world renowned amusement
parks! The journey begins in Inverness, FL which located half way between Tampa
and Orlando in Citrus County, is a quaint city that lies just miles from the central
Gulf Coast of Florida. "Inver", Gaelic for "mouth of the river", was named by
after Inverness, Scotland by a Scottish man because the lake region reminded him
of the Scottish Highlands. With a population of approximately 7,500 Inverness
is surrounded by lakes and forests and is most known for its family oriented outdoors
activities and water sports.
Footprints participants will enjoy Inverness' laid back, water-oriented culture that is centered around kayaking, tubing down the Rainbow River and swimming with manatees at Crystal River. Inverness enjoys the benefits of it's nearly year around tropical weather. Average summer temperatures range from highs around 90(F)/33(C) and lows around 70(F)/22(C). Inverness and Citrus County are just moments away from world famous theme parks such as Walt Disney's Epcot Center or Magic Kingdom, SeaWorld, and Aquatica where students will spend their last week staying at the youth friendly Seralago hotel and experiencing all the magic that Orlando has to offer! DatesAsheville
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TestimoniesI have stayed in a great family, who lived in a nice and beautiful area. The
family was really nice ! We had good fun and I became friends with my host brother.
The activities were great and even the school was fun because the lessons were
great with our teacher Laura! I loved the trip to summer camp Windy Gap and Dollywood
most. But every day was great – even the weekends, when I did things with my host
family!! I hope to have a chance to go to USA again. Sean Carstensen
I was in Asheville in summer 2008 and I enjoyed every day. Each day we had new
awesome things to do. We did great exursions and learned very much in class with
our teacher Laura. My host family was I think the best I coud ever get. I stayed
3 weeks with Bethany, Jens and their niece Emmalee. We had a so nice time together
and a lot of fun. The activities had been so exiting and varied. I think my English
got a lot better than before and I will never forget this summer in Asheville.
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