Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?

[jon-nyc]

But it’s a nice scale. And still very American.

Klaus - if this happens let’s have her come to my house for a week or so before it all starts. She can explore the city a bit. Then I’ll ship her off to wherever her final destination is. She’s almost certainly fly via NY anyway.

[Klaus]

Thanks for this great offer! Would you consider it safe for a 15 year old female teenager to explore NYC on her own?

[jon-nyc]

During the day and not for her first visit I’d trust a 15 year old walking around Manhattan. Though it could be a bridge too far for her. Even the boy was a little intimidated in May, a month before he turned 15, when he left me and some friends in Manhattan to walk to Grand Central and go home by himself. And he was born in Manhattan.

But that’s moot. I’m 100% sure Mayla would accompany her every day.

[Klaus]

Oh that's cool

[LW]

To get on the "I'll offer my home" train, we'll be moving to a safe area of Baltimore (not The Wire area) and I'd love to have her visit us. The train/metro into DC is very doable, and Baltimore has fun things to do too. We'd enjoy showing her around. She could experience some rural Maryland life and the eastern shore if interested. Wild ponies, an ocean-front boardwalk with questionable fun rides.... Experiences like all those listed above are why we're moving our family to the area. (And to be close to my family)

[Mik]

She'll get to meet all Dad's Imaginary Friends.

[Klaus]

Wow, this is all very cool! Thanks, @LW !

[jon-nyc]

If she comes in the summer she could spend several weeks with us. Foundation events end in June and start again in September. And if we do travel on vacation we’d take her with.

[LW]

@Klaus said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

Wow, this is all very cool! Thanks, @LW !

You're welcome! If she finds herself around/in DC, I'd say if she sticks to the mall and touristy areas she'd be fine on her own during the day. At 15 I enjoyed visiting the Smithsonian museums/zoo (they're free!) and monuments with friends. We easily took the metro into DC and wandered around.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

If she comes in the summer she could spend several weeks with us.

If she comes to Minnesota in the summer she could spend a few days with us. Summer lasts from about June 10 to June 13.

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

based on our experience with foreign exchange programs, the host families generally do it for the money rather than for the opportunity to give an enriching home to a young student. I would take Ax up on his offer rather than get placed with a random host family.

Have some friends that hosted students a number of times for the whole school year. At least for them, it was completely voluntary. It ended up costing them money because it was an extra person. But the student and their family had to pay a fairly steep amount. Not sure what it was, but I think it was between USD$5 - $10 thousand. I think part of that was to the host high school as otherwise I think a person has to prove guardianship to enroll a student that is not their own.

EDIT: Checked and they went through an organization called AFS

https://www.afsusa.org

[jon-nyc]

Meh. Send her for a summer it’ll only cost you her flights and a bit of spending money. No one here is charging you room and board.

[Klaus]

Update: The US wasn't far enough, apparently. Daughter is going to Australia this year.

[LuFins Dad]

LOL! Just make sure that she doesn’t participate in illegal protests!

And you may want to have @Aqua-Letifer givevher some advice about the spiders…

[taiwan_girl]

@Klaus Very cool! Sounds like an interesting and exciting time.

[Doctor Phibes]

@LuFins-Dad said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

Just make sure that she doesn’t participate in illegal protests!

We certainly wouldn't want any criminals in Australia. Sound advice.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Klaus said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

Update: The US wasn't far enough, apparently. Daughter is going to Australia this year.

Which part?

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

@Klaus said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

Update: The US wasn't far enough, apparently. Daughter is going to Australia this year.

Which part?

The part with all the deadly animals and heavy drinking.

Still, not to worry.

[Mik]

That’s all of it.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Mik said in Daughter wants to spend 6 months at an American highschool - thoughts?:

That’s all of it.

Not true. Some of the bits in the middle are completely uninhabitable and would kill you in a matter of minutes.

Still, not to worry.