Staying with my host family during my time as an exchange student has been one of the best things I’ve ever experienced. They looked after me as if I was one of their own. Since I’m an only child, coming to live in a family with three younger siblings has been fun in a new and different way. I had a host sister, who was 16, and two host brothers, 12 and 13.
We were all very close, and I often attended school with my host sister, and we’d eat lunch together. At first I was scared and worried, afraid to speak English because I wasn’t confident in my own ability, but I got more fluent as time passed.
I could talk to my host family about anything and everything, and I did my best to help however I could. I put away the dishes from the dishwasher, vacuumed the house, and did other chores as if I were really a part of the family. Even though I’m back in Thailand now, my host family is still a part of my life.
Thank you for Jamikorn Yimyam, one of our 2019-2020 EduDee exchange students from Prommanusorn School Petchburi for sharing this wonderful exchange story with us.
