{"id":37668,"date":"2014-07-10T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=37668"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:25:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:25:28","slug":"um-seeks-hosts-for-japanese-exchange-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-seeks-hosts-for-japanese-exchange-students\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Seeks Hosts for Japanese Exchange Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_37690\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Birthday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37690\" class=\"wp-image-37690\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Birthday.jpg\" alt=\"Aoi Okabe (center) from Osaka, Japan, celebrates her birthday during her UM exchange program experience in the fall of 2013.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Birthday.jpg 960w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Birthday-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aoi Okabe (center) from Osaka, Japan, celebrates her birthday during her UM exchange program experience \u00a0in fall 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Want to learn a new language and experience a different culture without leaving your house? The <a href=\"http:\/\/iep.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">University of Mississippi\u2019s Intensive English Program<\/a> is looking for local individuals and families to host college-age exchange students from Japan for four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Interested hosts must provide a safe and nurturing environment, two meals a day, a private bedroom equipped with a quiet homework space and transportation to the university. Host families will receive $600 to cover expenses.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange students will be visiting from Aug. 19 to Sept. 14. While at the UM, the students will take intensive English courses to improve their language skills as well as learn about Southern culture. There are optional weekend activities organized for the students including tailgating for the first home football game against Louisiana-Lafayette.<\/p>\n<p>An information session is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (July 15) in the Old Athletics Building on campus for those interested in learning more about the host family program. For more information about the exchange program, contact Laura Vaughn at 662-915-1560 or email <a href=\"mailto:%20http:\/\/iep.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">iep@olemiss.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to learn a new language and experience a different culture without leaving your house? The University of Mississippi\u2019s Intensive English Program is looking for local individuals and families to host college-age exchange students from Japan for four weeks. 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