Homestay Program 2019
The Department of Liberal Studies has a three-week homestay program in the USA for our 1st year students. This year, 8 students joined the program and stayed in Federal Way, Washington. This page shows you a record of our stay in the Federal Way area.
The basics of the program are as follows:Each student stays with a local family all through the program.The students go to the study center (a local church) and take EFL lessons in the morning, and afterward they have activities or excursions in the afternoon.The students also spend a whole day on excursions once a week.
All parts of the program (choosing host families, organizing the whole itinerary including daily activities and excursions, and the EFL lessons) are designed by CCU (Center for Cultural Understanding, which is a non-profit group for organizing homestay programs).
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Arrival
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Day 02 2/9 (Sat.) |
Free Weekend with Host Families |
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Snow Day |
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Another Snow Day |
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Visit UW and Seattle's Waterfront Area |
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Visit a Fire Station |
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Class
(Talk about Holidays in Japan and America) |
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Day 09 2/16 (Sat.) |
Free Weekend with Host Families |
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Class (Talk about Our Weekend
Experience) |
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Visit Federal Way Police Department, City Hall and Courthouse. |
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Visit Snoqualmie Falls, Shopping Malls, and West Seattle Area |
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Class (Prepare for the Afternoon Visit) |
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Class (Make Memory Photo Frames) |
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Day 16 2/23 (Sat.) |
Free Weekend with Host Families |
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Craft Day |
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Finish Projects |
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Departure for Japan |
We owe the success of our homestay program especially to the following people:
Mrs. Mary Sawyer (area manager from CCU)
Mrs. Alissa Frederick (teacher/guide)
The 10 host families (the Averys, the Bishops, the Callands, the Crisciones, the Eygabroads, the Fredericks, the Guisingers, the Herndons, the Pettingells, and the Sawyers)
Thank you very much.We really appreciate your hospitality.