Rachel....Our Colorado College International Student

Last year, Andrew and I "hosted" Jannes, a German exchange student.    CC has a ton a of international students and it turns out that as a whole, 85% of international students studying here in the US, will never see the inside of an American home.    CC decided to set-up this program where local families can "host" a student for the year and help them experience American life.    Basically, you and your student get to decide what you want to do together and how often you hang out.  Jannes dog sat for us, stayed with us over holidays when the dorms were closed, met our friends, came over for meals and became a good friend.    

       This year, we were paired with Rachel.  She is a freshman from the island of Malta.  She got a full 4-yr scholarship to study at CC.  It has been awesome to hang out with her and get to know someone from a country I had barely heard of!   She is very excited to meet Andrew, as she wants to be an aero or astro engineer and is incredibly gifted in math. (definitely my favorite subject as we all know :)   Through her we have gotten to know other international students as well.   Judy is her friend from Swaziland in the picture above.    And in case you are wondering, the Maltese dog is from Malta, but not the Falcon!