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Have you ever been an exchange student or known one? What was it like, and how did it go? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] BananaPeal 2 points 1 week ago

My older sister hosted a Japanese exchange student when I was in high school. I learned a few words, but he was a regular teenager who barely knew English. We did crush a bucket of chocolate chip cookies in one weekend camping trip.

After he left, I found out his parents forced him into the exchange program so they could get a break. He seemed alright to me.