Holyy c**p, foreign exchange student!!!

Question

ohkay welll a foreign exchange student from ghana, africa is coming to stay at my house for one whole school year. she is going to be arriving this wedenday and she is sixteen and i am fifteen and we'll be attending the same school. i am kinda nervous and excited at the same time because i dont know what to expect because i never had a 'sister' before. both of my brothers is in college now and the last one will be leaving for college the day after the foreign exchange student comes. oh my goodness its like a random kid just staying at my house for one whole year its only gonna be me, her, and my parents!!! can any who has ever had a foreign exchage student before tell me what to expect or like if you havent tell me what you think i should expect??!!!

ahhhh :D / D:

Answer 1

she's probably more nervous than you.  I think you should be very nice to her and make her feel at home.  Include her in all of the activities you do at school so she won't feel left out.  

Answer 2

i had an exchange student from france a couple months ago and it was a great experience. She only stayed for a couple weeks but overall it was great. There were a few language barrier issues but nothing serious. We basically just hung out and i showed her my life. She will be just as nervous as you are coming to a new country, and going to a new school. Just treat her like you would any friend and im sure you both will have a great time.

Answer 3

cool, maybe your brother can take her out

Answer 4

You're going to have a young lady visit who is very disciplined with school work, sometimes getting up before dawn to study and hitting the books till late at night (she'll make you look like a slacker).  She will be very respectful to her elders.  She will be very helpful and solicitous, and will expect that someone will ask her to help in the kitchen and straighten up.... kids take on all of the chores here, not an adult.  She will be somewhat timid and shy, and you might have to draw her out a bit.  She will not always "get" your jokes.  Other than that, she will be a normal teenager.  

Barb, an American who lives in Ghana