Homestay Program 2020
Memorial Album of Our Stay in Federal Way, WA
Last Updated 03/17/20
Students' Reports are Here

The Department of Liberal Studies has a three-week homestay program in the USA for our 1st year students.  This year,   4 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).

ITINERARY

 Day 01  2/13 (Thurs.)

  Arrival
  Visit Chocolate Factory, Snoqualmie Falls, Shopping Mall and More   (Full Day Excursion)

 Day 02  2/14 (Fri.)

  Class (Orientation and Community Tour)
  Welcome Party  

 Day 03 2/15 (Sat.) 
 Day 04  2/16 (Sun.)

 Free Weekend with Host Families 

 Day 05  2/17 (Mon.)

  Class (Talk about Weekend Experience and Differences between Japan and the US)
  Visit Fire Station  

 Day 06  2/18 (Tues.)

  Class (Talk about Coins and Afternoon visit, and Practice Some Songs) 
 Visit Police Department, Municipal Courthouse and Mayor's Office.

 Day 07  2/19 (Wed.)

  Class (Practice Some Songs and Prepare for Future Visits) 
  Shopping at Tacoma Mall

 Day 08  2/20 (Thurs.)

  Visit Leavenworth
  (Full Day Excursion)

 Day 09  2/21 (Fri.)

  Class (Talk about Holidays in Japan and the US)
  Experience American Holiday Activities  

 Day 10  2/22 (Sat.) 
 Day 11  2/23 (Sun.)

 Free Weekend with Host Families

 Day 12  2/24 (Mon.)

  Visit Green River College and a Local Retirement Home
 (Full Day Activity)

 Day 13  2/25 (Tues.)

  Visit UW and Seattle's Waterfront Area 
  (Full Day Excursion)

 Day 14  2/26 (Wed.)

  Craft Day 
  (Make Memory Photo Frames & Memory Journals) 

 Day 15  2/27 (Thur.)

 Visit Everygreen Heights Elementary School 
  (Full Day Activity)

 Day 16  2/28 (Fri.)

  Class (Make Memory Photo Frames & Memory Journals)  
  Go Bowling

 Day 17  2/29 (Sat.) 
 Day 18  3/1 (Sun.)

 Free Weekend with Host Families

  Day 19  3/2 (Mon.)

  Finish Projects
  Sayonara Party

 Day 20  3/3 (Tues.)

 Departure for Japan

We owe the success of our homestay program especially to the following people:

Mrs. Mary Sawyer (area manager from CCU)
Mrs. Laura Campbell (teacher/guide from CCU)
Miss Kara Swinney (one of the host sisters from our past groups)
The 7 host families (the Barries, the Eygabroads, the Fants, the Forwards, the Fredericks, the Kesslers, and the Partridges)

Thank you very much.  We really appreciate your hospitality.


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