WE WELCOME A NEW STUDENT AND HOST FAMILY!

Jinuk, from South Korea, has been attending JPII for a year and a half now but was not with an exchange organization until November 25 when he became a CIEE student and moved in with the McCoy Family. The McCoy's hosted Tim, a boy from China, three years ago who is now attending the University of Illinois and came to visit them for Thanksgiving.

Jinuk from South Korea

 

The McCoy family (from left to right: Will, Ryan, Bill, Lori and Mary Beth

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE AT CHRISTMAS CHARITIES YEAR ROUND

On November 19, several CIIE students, host parents and local coordinators sorted non-perishable food items to be used to provide Christmas dinners for needy families in the area.  Together we sorted 4,762 items.  Wow!!


Group poses for a picture after a job well done

 



 

LC & host mom Kelly works with Melanie and Faby, both from Germany



Kristy from Hong Kong works with her host mom, Alexis

Timo from Germany and Jinuk and K, both from South Korea, are a team



Meridian, host sister, works with Fasai and Bow, both from Thailand





 

Vivan from China works with host mom Keely

 



 

A WEEKEND OF FUN!

 

CIEE students, LCs and host families from the Chattanooga area and Wetumka, Alabama joined our group on October 26 and 27 to visit attractions in and around Huntsville.  On Saturday, we spent several hours at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, visited Huntsville's historic district for a self-guided walking tour and then went to the mall for shopping and dinner.  Sunday, we toured nearby Cathedral Caverns.


Group picture and U.S. Space & Rocket Center



Timo, from Germany, and Phllip, from South Korea, wait to ride Space Shot (do they look nervous?)

 

Timo and Phillip in the air (do they look a little more relaxed?)




Group picture in front of Pre-Civil War Church in Histoirc District

 

 

Group picture and entrance to Cathedral Caverns



On the Cathedral Caverns tour