We will probably end up doing it someday. Dh came to this country as an exchange student in high school (senior year), and his host family kept him though the summer after graduation and enrolled him in additional English classes. Dh ended up staying in the US for college and medical school (and forever). He would go to his host family's house for the holidays, and he still keeps in touch with them. His brother also came over (another family that was best friends with his host family), and he's been here forever too. It is such a wonderful gift to give a teenager. Both dh and his brother called their host mom "mom" and developed lifelong bonds with them. (BIL's host family even loaned him 10,000+ for college.). If not for the incredible generosity of their host families, both boys would still be in eastern Europe.
DD (3/06)
DS1 (7/09)
DS2 (8/13)