Christmas Party

Thanks to the McCoys for hosting our annual CIEE Christmas party in their warm and welcoming home.  The students, along with their host families,  prepared and brought delicious foods from their home countries, played "Dirty Santa," and listened to the very talented Tim play a Chinese composition and some American Christmas carols on his violin.  And, it was the first event all the exchange students were able to attend together! A great time was had by all!

   



Charles and Leon making Chinese dumplings for the party

                             

Delicious food and good company

         



Tim playing the violin



Playing "Dirty Santa"

 

Community Service

Our community service project at Christmas Charities was a huge success!  Nine CIEE students, one host brother, and three host parents brought their enthusiasm, humor, and hearts--as well as muscles--to fill "hundreds and hundreds" of boxes with canned and package food items to be distributed to those in need.  

Clara and Marian, both from Germany,
and Tim from China

Krystyna from Ukraine and Saskia from Germany







        

 


Charles from China and Brian from South Korea

Laurie, host mom, and Kate from Ukraine

Leon from China and Victor, host brother 

                                           And all the students with Santa!

International Meeting in Athens, Greece

 
 
 What wonderful food, fun, and friendship we had in Greece!  Jim & I went to the international meeting in Athens.  We never dreamed we'd stand in front of the Parthenon or see the rock St. Paul preached upon to the Athenians. 

We then headed to England where our former exchange students, both from Slovakia, happen to be living.  Maca is an au pair for a warm and friendly family. It was sooo good to see her!!!

After seeing Maca for an evening, we drove to the Salisbury Plain and visited Stonehenge before seeing Boris in Exeter.  

 
Boris is a freshman in economics and finance at the University of Exeter.  We were lucky to be able to spend an evening and the entire next day with him!

Both Boris and Maca will forever be a part of our family!