Bee Family Hosts
Benefits of participating as a Bee Family Host:
- Introduce your family to and learn about another culture.
- Assist Ambrose in welcoming and supporting diversity.
- Give back to the campus community.
Expectations from Bee Family:
- Complete Bee Family application.
- Make initial commitment of one academic year.
- Review the Bee Family web site to orient you to the program and resources.
- Meet with your student a minimum of 3 times each semester.
- Respond to phone calls and invitations from your student.
- Assist with transportation to and from the Moline airport.
- Attempt to address cultural differences without value judgments (there are differences; neither good nor bad).
- Do not hire the student for babysitting, pet or house sitting. This is not allowed by federal law.
- Communicate any concerns and suggestions with International Student Services.
Activity Suggestions:
- Invite student for home cooked meals
- Outing to regional historical sites, sporting events, Mississippi Valley Fair, Mall of America, Bix, drive-in movie, corn maze
- Attend Ambrose events together
- Family gatherings and celebrations, weddings, picnics
- Cultural and holiday observances (Thanksgiving, July 4th)
Learn more about your student's home country
Learn more about cross cultural communication