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Want to Foster International Relations? Host an Exchange Student!

Swiss foreign exchange student Stefan Burchard (third from L) poses with Trustee Anna Eastman's children: Abby, Ely and Daniel (from L).

If you’ve ever considered hosting a foreign exchange student for a year, this might be your chance.

But act quickly, as time is running out for dozens of hopeful students who want to come to Houston this fall to live and study.

More than 75 applicants are still waiting to be matched with host families before the Aug. 30 deadline. Twelve students are already here, including one junior from Switzerland matched with Board of Education President Anna Eastman.

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