New arrivals in need of Host Families:  Fall 2008 students are set to arrive the week of August 18, 2008.  Host Family placements need to be finalized by July 25, 2008.  If you are interested in hosting one of our Youth for Understanding students please complete an application and submit it to Stacy Jenkins at sjenkins@monroeccc.edu. 

Remy Kooistra: set to arrive August 2008; is an 18 year old male from the Netherlands.  He is a two semester student and is undecided about his major.  He plans on attending University upon his return home and hopes that this trip to the USA to study at MCCC will help him decide on his area of concentration.   Remy has visited the USA as a tourist in the past and is now looking forward to experiencing America as a resident.  He is a music major in the Netherlands and hopes to study: music, earth sciences, zoology, conservation, ecology and psychology.  He is also interested in: photography, soccer, baseball, American football, and running track.  He is very active outdoors and describes some of those activities of interest as: canoeing, sailing, hiking, and camping.

Marisol Monsalvo Diaz: set to arrive August 2008; is a 19 year old female from Mexico.  She is a two semester student and her major is International Trade.  She currently attends college in Mexico and hopes to continue taking management, economics, marketing and accounting courses here in the USA.  It has been one of her personal goals to learn about her major while in different countries.  She has spent one year in Germany and one year in America as an exchange student.  She has also traveled to Canada, England and Europe.  She had this to say about being an exchange student: “…there’s so much we don’t know about the world and specially about ourselves that we discover that’s truly an amazing experience.”  Marisol also enjoys: musicals, going to the movies, taking ballet, playing piano, shopping and family gatherings. 

Xin Zhao: set to arrive August 2008; is a 17 year old female from China.  She is a four semester student and her major is Business with a concentration in Economics and Finance.  After finishing her studies she plans on contributing to the rapid development of her country with a widened view sight and stronger understanding of internationalization and world peace.  She has traveled to Australia and is looking forward to her travels to the USA “to learn more in the most developed country”.  She enjoys: reading, singing, surfing, traveling, talking with others, and playing badminton and ping-pong.  She has been awarded the title of “Excellent Student” many times by her school, and her classmates call her “Happy Fruit” because of her passion for life. 

If you are interested in hosting please contact Stacy Jenkins at 734-384-4258 or sjenkins@monoreccc.edu.