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Pros & cons of being a host family to a foreign exchange student!?
I'm a 15 year old girl! I'm trying to convince my parents to be a host family to a foreign exchange student. they are wanting to know the pros & cons.
so, what are the pros and cons of hosting a foreign exchange student?
thanks!
2 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
Pros:
1 - Get to meet other foreign students,
2 - make new friends
3 - show someone around your town.
4 - share your values
5 - learn about another country
Cons:
1 - It is a big responsibility. You have total responsibility for someone else's child
Source(s): We had a Danish AFS student for a year. It was a good experiance. - 9 years ago
What John C said, but also:
CON:
You don't know what the kid is like until they come over (e.g the could be a total brat because their parents don't disciplined them)