Foreign Exchange Students: Looking for a home for Buddhist Students

[Administrator]

Dear friends,

A few days ago we received the following email (see below) from Kristi - she is working for an international non-profit organization organizing a home and school for foreign exchange students (http://usa.international-experience.net/)

They have been desperately trying to find a home for Buddhist kids to live and study in Florida (since December, unsucessfully!).  We got in touch with Kristi and promised her to see if we can help their noble cause - to provide foreign (in this case Asian Buddhist) kids with the opportunity to live here in the US for a year or half a year and improve their English and learn more about America (and maybe Buddhism ;-)

In case you are interested, you can give Kristi a call or also call me at 941 587 1004.

This would a wonderful opportunity for true generosity and hospitality and even though times are tough maybe some of you are able to open their homes and welcome these kids.

Lots of metta,

Lennart

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kristi Artenian <kristia...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Subject: Buddhist Students
To:

My name is Kristi Artenian and I help a not for profit organization called International Experience. We find homes for high school foreign exchange students. I have a few girls coming, from Thailand, that practice Buddhism and I want to, hopefully, find them a home with someone that shares their interests so they can continue to practice here in America. I was wondering if you would be able to ask anyone in your contacts if they would be interested in hosting? Please have anyone contact me if they are interested and let me know if you can help in any way. Attached is some more information about our organization and below is some more information about one of our students that I need to find a home for.

 
Thank you so much for your time.
 
Best Wishes,

Kristi L. Artenian
703 615 5676
kristia...@gmail.com

 

 

Chanoknan (age: 15, f, grade: 10) from Thailand (#: 11433) would like to go abroad from August 2011 until June 2012

Self description: I have my own way of thinking. I like to be a leadership and would like to take high responsibility for my future

success. I'm an easy-going, serious sometime and flexible.

Hobbies: - Reading books - Searching internet - Listening to musics - Traveling - Go camping

Special Abilities: - Speaking English - Playing musical instruments

Activities: Bicycling, Swimming, Horseback Riding, Television Production, Photography, Guitar playing, Computers, Cooking,

Computers,

Favorite foods: beef, japanese food, italian food,

Career plans: Diplomat

Religious? no Confession: -- other --, Buddhism

Grade Point Average: 3.15