@martin&claudia:
i like your love story, it's so nice that it's almost cheesy ;-)
hope your host parents approved...
my host sister was about 2 and a half and i ain't no wacko, still had an awesome time
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and your match was obviously perfect, many couples would be happy it were that way...
let me know when you visit switzerland, we'll have to meet up!
in the meantime, have a safe and pleasant trip to alaska, i'm sure it will make up for some of what you may have missed here at osh.
@bruce:
glad that you have good experiences to report, hope it'll be no different with the swiss coming up ;-)
you are also invited to get in touch with me when you visit switzerland, i'll take you up for a spin around some famous mountains (although with something else than our rv, unless it will be already flying)
regards, bernie
just getting ready for another day at the show.
p.s. somewhat of a cliche among future host families is that girls are nicer, easier to handle and can potentially cause less trouble, so a lot of them request girls while the organizations have a harder time placing boys. my experience is just the opposite, out of all the 60 or so exchange students in minnesota during my year, if there were problems with homesickness, not blending into a family, drinking, overblown expecations etc... it was all girls ;-)
and i'm sure a guy wouldn't mind helping to buck rivets once in a while... although this shouldn't be the main motivation for hosting of course *G*