FALL BREAK

Many of our students enjoyed time off during their fall breaks.  Some went on some fantastic trips with their host families.



Yuhang, Mary and George on the terrace of their 17th floor condo at Orange Beach  




Yuhang and George at the beach

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Yuhang, Jim, Mary and George on the beach



Kamilla (center) and her host sisters at Dollywood

Lea and her host family took a cruise to Paradise

The cruise ship

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Lea (center) and her host family dress up as pirates

 

Oak, Khem, Sebastian, Kylie & Alberto spent fall break at Disney World

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Here they are with their host families and friends



Sophie traveled to Indiana, home of the square donut, to see her host grandmother and grandfather



As a special



As a special treat, Sophie got to visit with her twin sister
who is a CIEE exchange student in Indiana



Sophie with her host grandmother and grandfather

 

 

 

 

 



HOMECOMING DANCES

Many of our students attended homecoming dances.

Yehia, Khatia and Lea at Lee Homecoming Dance

Kamilla and her date headed to the Bob Jones Homecoming Dance



 

UAH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

CIEE students worked a booth to recruit future host families at the 2014 UAH International Festival.  We had a great response and the kids earned community service hours!

Zoe, Sebastian, Alberto, Yuhang and Lisa at our booth



El Salvadorian dancers



Palestine exhibit



Khatia, Kylie, Lea, Zoe, Khem, Yehia, Oak, Yehia and Lisa pose for picture at our booth

KAYAK TRIP

On Saturday, September 20, Jim Wood, Lea's host day, and I took seven brave CIEE students kayaking on the Elk River near Fayetteville, Tennessee.  Even though most of us had had never kayaked before, we had great fun learning and no one capsized. 



We arrive at the river (Jim Wood is taking the picture)



We gear up



Ready to launch

We're off (notice the tornado damage from last April's storm)

Yehia from Lebenon

Khem from Thailand

The river is beautiful

 

Back on shore

POOL PARTY

On Sunday, September 14, the Switzer family hosted a party at their beautiful home near Guntersville.  The students had fun in the pool, and playing soccer, basketball, and other games.  The Switzer's grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and everyone brought a dish to share.  It was delicious.

MAKING DUMPLINGS

A couple of weeks ago Yuhang invited George and Miko over to
make Chinese dumplings at the Powers.  They had a lot of fun and
the dumplings were delicious!

 

OUR FIRST PARTY

We had our Welcome Party at a fishing cabin on the Elk River,

a great place to relax and have fun.  The students enjoyed swimming,

playing soccer, throwing the football and just being kids.  We

had hot dogs and hambergers and and a huge spread of side dishes

and dessert, a typical American picnic.

 

Allen (center) with the two students she is hosting, Khem from
Thailand (left) and Kylie from South Korea (right)



The girls relax in the shade

The boys join the girls

Host moms Kelly and Allen

Host dad Rod (second from left) relaxes with the boys after a game of soccer

Sophie from Germany, Miko from China and Lea from Germany

 



Host moms Claire, Allen and Faith

Enjoying a game of soccer

Khatia from the Republic of Georgia passes an American football to Lea from Germany

Jim with the students and their host brothers and sisters