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"Armed with the knowledge contained in this book, you can create an experience that has the power to change lives…yours and your [exchange] student’s." —Dr. Walter and Lynn Kendall, from the Foreword to the second edition
In the second edition of the Host Family Survival Kit: A Guide for American Host Families, Nancy King and Ken Huff bring to life the joys and challenges of hosting an exchange student. Host Family Survival Kit provides an overview of hosting, beginning with the role of the exchange student in the home. The authors include a discussion of the skills needed for host parenting and an expanded examination of intercultural relations. The book also focuses on the stages of the hosting experience: Arrival, Settling In, Deepening the Relationship, Culture Shock, Culture Learning, Predeparture, and Readjustment. The authors discuss what to expect when welcoming an exchange student into your home and advise you on how to handle day-to-day situations.
In this revised edition, three new sections add valuable information on identifying and handling cross-cultural misunderstandings and common concerns that arise when hosting an exchange student. Both veteran host families and those contemplating the undertaking for the first time will welcome The Host Family Survival Kit as an aid and companion while housing students from abroad.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Part I: An Overview of the Hosting Experience
1 Baseball, Apple Pie, and Pickled Fish in Bottles
2 What Exactly is an Exchange Student?
3 Host Parenting: It's Something Grand
4 What is Hosting All About?
5 Cultural Baggage: What the Customs Inspector Doesn't See
6 What You Need to Know About Culture
7 The Adolescent Sojourner's Experience
8 The Host Family's Experience
Part II: Hosting Guidelines and Suggestions
9 The Hosting Stages
10 Stage One: Arrival
11 Stage Two: Settling In
12 Stage Three: Deepening the Relationship
13 Stage Four: Culture Shock
14 Stage Five: The Holidays
15 Stage Six: Taking Stock
16 Stage Seven: Culture Learning
17 Stage Eight: Predeparture
18 Stage Nine: Readjustment
Appendix A: Common Concerns
Appendix B: Bridging Skills
Appendix C: RADAR to the Rescue
Appendix D: Thinking of Hosting an Exchange Student
Appendix E: Suggested Reading List
Index
About the Authors
About the Authors
Nancy King and Ken Huff have many years of experience in the fields of intercultural training and international youth exchange and have worked in private practice as counselors and consultants.
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