“Henning beat the #1 tennis player in his match yesterday to go on to finals today. He won again today! District Champ. Headed to regionals next month! Great Job Henning!”
“Proud of Ayana B. and the Prosper Eagles girls soccer team. They beat Allen 3-2 tonight to win the District championship.”
“Elena made empanadas!”
“After the Dallas Fort Worth rodeo a group of students and their local coordinators went to the stockyards for the ultimate Texas experience!”
“This weekend, we took the Railer runner from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, we went to Meow Wolf with Fabian and my 2 nephews! We had a lot of fun!”
“All I can say is that we thoroughly enjoyed our trip together!! It was non-stop fun! 8 National Parks/Monuments, Lowell Observatory, Route 66 cafe, Culver’s….1,002 miles in 3 days of adventures and laughter! Arizona was amazing!”
“Ilaria and her host family built a snow man together”
“Domitille made fried chicken & crunchies for the 1st time tonight. Yum! She said she definitely wants to remember that to take home to France.😃👩🍳”
“While in California, the ETC students visited the famous Santa Monica Pier! Complete with the Ferris Wheel 🎡”
Over 70 exchange students take a trip to LA and visit the iconic Disneyland!
“Dallas had a super large shopping event today at the Galleria mall!
I think final count was 48 students plus some families and local coordinators!”
“First pro football game for some of our students!”
“Mansfield Band Senior Night!”
“Great family trip to New York”
“Arone Fall Break trip to the beach with Jakob.”
“Mara taking some time to bond with her new host sister”
“Today Svea Reinhardt and I rode at the Pace Hunt set up by the Moore County Hounds. We had a blast. 5.8 miles of beautiful trails.”
“What is more American then Vegas?! It’s just like the movies 😀 Glad Heyale is able to enjoy it❤️ 🇺🇸”
“Gametime with Mika @ PVHS football field!”
Volleyball Senior Night for Emma Decker
“Exchange student fun at BAM!”
“Go Cards! I’m happy Yonas got us out to a game.”
“Blanca and her host family taking in a bit of Hollywood excitement…. At Universal Studios, the Hollywood Sign, and cruising down the Boulevard and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills 🎬 ⭐️ 🌎 🎢. #fallbreak — feeling cool with Robert Jones in Hollywood, California.”
“Did Fear Fest at King’s Dominion! The kids and adults had such a fun time!”
“Carlotta also was able to go on a vacation with her host family to Arizona and go see the Grand Canyon. She loved it!”
Caterina & Elizabeth enjoying Disney World in Florida
“Leni’s Homecoming isn’t until next week, so celebrated SMU’s Homecoming traditions this weekend. Leni really enjoyed the SMU Mustang Band’s 88th Pigskin Revue on Friday night, tailgating on the Boulevard, the Parade, and another SMU win on Saturday.”
“Emma has enjoyed her homecoming experience. She loved her mum and she was a Queen nominee.”
“We had a great family day today at the pumpkin patch! So glad we got to share our day with the Heiser’s as they’ve become like family to us! Also, afterwards Lola ate her first Texas BBQ!”
“Look at these beautiful girls… Vietnam, Spain, Italy, France, and USA… Mansfield Senior Homecoming! “
“Fishing at Elkhorn Lake Hunt Club’s annual Family Field Day. Junmin and Deborah caught small catfish, and Linh bravely touched one! “
“Great day to be on the plains! It was the first college football game for Alex and Naroa from Spain and they loved it! Even got to see Elvis and roll Toomer’s! War Eagle!!!”
“A little over a month ago Jordan and I welcomed Lucia from Spain into our home for the school year. Although we can’t technically participate in #nationaldaughtersday – I wanted to make this post to share how much we love being your host parents! 🤍✨What an adventure it has been already! Cannot wait for your bbq experience this afternoon! And breakfast for dinner tonight 😋🍳🥞AND HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY!!! 🎁🎉”
“Nina Loving her first fancy cake from green valley.”
“Josie and her host family enjoyed their time at Glacier National Park.”
“The girls first “breakfast for dinner”. They never heard of such a thing. Zoë made German pancakes and Gaia made tiramisu. Along with fried eggs and potatoes, it was a special meal and birthday for host mom on her birthday.”
Emma and Caterina enjoying the setting sun just before the Maroon 5 concert in North Carolina
“We have done so much already, including a week at the beach! But after seeing the students’ excitement in D.C., I’m not sure anything will top it”
“Caught some “cheerleaders” and snapped their picture… representing 
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“I can’t tell you how great it is to have a big group of students in Oregon again! It was great getting everyone together (socially distanced, of course!) Only missing 2 students for student orientation!”
“The first trip to museums with Mina today. Gettysburg is our first of I’m sure many. Living on the East Coast give so much opportunity to learn about our great American history.”
“ETC BBQ was so much fun today!!! So thankful to work with such great students, host families and coordinators”
“We did social distancing kayaking… had the river pretty much to ourselves”
“Our Dollywood trip with Nina has been a fun adventure her first week. 7 days in America- 3 days of school followed by visiting Virginia, North Carolina,Tennessee and back to Maryland Tuesday.”
“Jason took the girls fishing tonight while I was at a birthday party! It was a first for Clara & Lola and they seemed happy! “
“Today we took Pancho and Tuan to Sonic for the first time and they tried their first Sonic Blast (which they loved). We are so excited for the memories we will make during the rest of his time here 🥰 #etcexchange #familyforever”
“Devils Marbleyard and Peaks of Otter hiking with a night of camping 🏕”
“My husband took Noa and our 2 older boys to Six Flags in MD today. They had a great time!”
“Kent went white water rafting yesterday! He is the right most boy. He had a blast although his left arm is really sore today from all the paddling they did yesterday.”
“A fun day at Busch Gardens with Sandra!!”
Host mom, Savanna, supporting her host daughter, Lorena, during the big game!
“Svea is settling on well and seems to enjoy your animals quite a bit. And our dog Karma LOVES her from the first minute they met. “
“She got to explore the Nashville Farmer’s Market recently and drive through downtown Nashville to check out the city.”
“Took Leni to see Wicked. It was her first time seeing a Broadway musical (the touring version). In addition to Defying Gravity, we were also slightly defying bedtimes on a school night. But a good time was had by all.”
“So many first foods for Rodrigo and a trip to Walmart for groceries! (We hadn’t been to the store in awhile!)
Oreo pancakes, Chick-fil-A, and the famous Jack in the Box tacos! He’s enjoyed it all so far! We are having a great time together.”
Norma was able to have 2 birthday dinners, including 1 with just the family at Eataly as she wanted some mostly authentic margarita pizza. We were too full and tired to eat her cake, so we invited some of the other exchange students who have already arrived to our weekly taco Tuesday! It was great getting them together for the first time to talk about their first days of school!
Norma and Laura Martins Froede both started school this week and rode the bus for the first time! Norma also made the varsity volleyball team! It has been a busy 3 days but I know this semester will fly by!
“First stop – Whataburger. They’re Texans now!”
