Homestay Program 2024
Memorial Album of Our Stay in Federal Way, WA
Last Updated 03/15/24
Students' Reports are HERE.

The Department of Liberal Studies has a three-week homestay program in the USA for our first-year students. This year, five 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.   

ITINERARY

 Day 01  2/15 (Thurs.)

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

 Day 02  2/16 (Fri.)

  Class (Orientation and Community Tour)
  Welcome Party  

 Day 03 2/17 (Sat.) 
 Day 04  2/18 (Sun.)

 Free Weekend with Host Families 

 Day 05  2/19 (Mon.)

  Visit Local Retirement Home 
 Class (Learn How to Bake Apple Pie)

 Day 06  2/20 (Tues.)

  Visit Leavenworth
  (Full Day Excursion)

 Day 07  2/21 (Wed.)

  Class  
  Experience American Holiday Activities  

 Day 08  2/22 (Thurs.)

  Visit Twin Lakes Elementary School 
  (Full Day Activity)

 Day 09  2/23 (Fri.)

  Visit Green River College
  A Little Shopping at H-Mart

 Day 10  2/24 (Sat.) 
 Day 11  2/25 (Sun.)

 Free Weekend with Host Families

 Day 12  2/26 (Mon.)

  Class (Talk about Weekend Experience)
  Shopping at Tacoma Mall 

 Day 13  2/27 (Tues.)

  Visit Federal Way City Hall, Municipal Court, and Police Department 
  Class (Make Memory Journals) 

 Day 14  2/28 (Wed.)

  Visit Local Fire Department
  Class (Make Memory Journals) 

 Day 15  2/29 (Thur.)

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

  Day 16  3/1(Fri.)

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

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

 Free Weekend with Host Families

  Day 19  3/4 (Mon.)

  Finish Projects
  Sayonara Party

 Day 20  3/5 (Tues.)

 Departure for Japan

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

Mrs. Mary Sawyer (coordinator)
Mrs. Alissa Frederick (teacher/guide)
The 7 host families (the Billings, the Brugatos, the Fants, the Flannagans, the Grobs, the Pettingels, and the Wises)

Thank you very much.  We really appreciate your hospitality.