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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 266229, member: 136"]Judy, what a great thing to do!</p><p><br /></p><p>Hosting an adult wasn't a whole lot different from hosting a teen! The woman was a very sweet and extremely intelligent person, and we had lots of fun together. She was decidedly open to new experiences.</p><p><br /></p><p>The U.S. rather overwhelmed her sometimes, but it was all just part of the experience. At the time, I lived in "small town USA", where the population was more cows than humans. I did, however, take Mom & daughter to both NYC & Boston, and they definitely enjoyed both cities.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had previously (when I lived in DC) sponsored a young man from Haiti, and I eventually (after several years) managed to sponsor his wife & daughter, too. (It was rough getting out of Haiti at that time. His daughter was a newborn when the Dad arrived, and was FIVE before she & the Mom joined us.)</p><p><br /></p><p>For so many years in those days, I ALWAYS had "extra kids" living at the house - friends of my kids, and other local kids who had problems at home. I even brought home a troubled young man from Queens who attended the boarding school where I worked, and he ended up spending 9 months living with us. (Today, he's a very successful attorney in NJ - and yes, we do keep in touch regularly.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I rather miss all of it right now, living how & where I do. Maybe one of these days, I'll start "sponsoring" again![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 266229, member: 136"]Judy, what a great thing to do! Hosting an adult wasn't a whole lot different from hosting a teen! The woman was a very sweet and extremely intelligent person, and we had lots of fun together. She was decidedly open to new experiences. The U.S. rather overwhelmed her sometimes, but it was all just part of the experience. At the time, I lived in "small town USA", where the population was more cows than humans. I did, however, take Mom & daughter to both NYC & Boston, and they definitely enjoyed both cities. I had previously (when I lived in DC) sponsored a young man from Haiti, and I eventually (after several years) managed to sponsor his wife & daughter, too. (It was rough getting out of Haiti at that time. His daughter was a newborn when the Dad arrived, and was FIVE before she & the Mom joined us.) For so many years in those days, I ALWAYS had "extra kids" living at the house - friends of my kids, and other local kids who had problems at home. I even brought home a troubled young man from Queens who attended the boarding school where I worked, and he ended up spending 9 months living with us. (Today, he's a very successful attorney in NJ - and yes, we do keep in touch regularly.) I rather miss all of it right now, living how & where I do. Maybe one of these days, I'll start "sponsoring" again![/QUOTE]
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