To provide the opportunity to know and appreciate another people and their culture. To help individuals better understand themselves and their own culture. Host Families Hosting an exchange is a rich and rewarding experience for the family. It's a unique opportunity for both rural and urban 4-H families to host a visitor from another country. Most visits are three or four weeks per family.
Opportunities also exist for hosting Japanese students for the school year.
Applications are due in early spring. They may work with youth programs. Representative programs are for three or six months. Depart in June or September. Opportunities exist for several continents.