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Aeneas · 05-03-2018, 10:48 AM

Anyone here go on an exchange when they were younger or allow your children to go? I am looking for insights, experience, etc and trust CP to either allay my concerns or amplify them. I expect both.

My daughter wants to go to Spain. So far she has gotten her placement desire. She has the opportunity for Valencia. Wonderful city.

The Spanish student would come here in August, my daughter would go there in March.

My daughter, her mother, and I had many talks, and we have agreed to let her go.

My daughter will be in grade 9. My first concern is of course that she is so young. However I do believe she will have an incredible experience.

My next concern is that I have been watching the movie Taken daily. I have started jogging, working out, and am working hard to develop my "particular set of skills." (Deadpool: at some point you just have to wonder if he's a bad parent!)

More seriously, if anyone has some ideas of things I should look into, questions I should ask, etc. I would love to hear some opinions.

Oh I almost forgot the best part. They just emailed today (which sort of spurred this reaching out to the CP minds) to say that they did not have a girl of the same age, would we accept a boy? He will be 15 when he arrives. He will be 16 when my daughter goes there. He has a sister the same age as my daughter.

The worst part of it all....his name is Manuel, and he is from Spain. If you like Fawlty Towers like I do...I don't think I can keep a a straight face.

05-03-2018, 10:48 AM	#1
Aeneas Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Exp:	Exchange Student Programs Anyone here go on an exchange when they were younger or allow your children to go? I am looking for insights, experience, etc and trust CP to either allay my concerns or amplify them. I expect both. My daughter wants to go to Spain. So far she has gotten her placement desire. She has the opportunity for Valencia. Wonderful city. The Spanish student would come here in August, my daughter would go there in March. My daughter, her mother, and I had many talks, and we have agreed to let her go. My daughter will be in grade 9. My first concern is of course that she is so young. However I do believe she will have an incredible experience. My next concern is that I have been watching the movie Taken daily. I have started jogging, working out, and am working hard to develop my "particular set of skills." (Deadpool: at some point you just have to wonder if he's a bad parent!) More seriously, if anyone has some ideas of things I should look into, questions I should ask, etc. I would love to hear some opinions. Oh I almost forgot the best part. They just emailed today (which sort of spurred this reaching out to the CP minds) to say that they did not have a girl of the same age, would we accept a boy? He will be 15 when he arrives. He will be 16 when my daughter goes there. He has a sister the same age as my daughter. The worst part of it all....his name is Manuel, and he is from Spain. If you like Fawlty Towers like I do...I don't think I can keep a a straight face.