Quality Over Quantity Quality Over Quantity Carol Nakata2025-06-11T15:58:34-04:00June 5th, 2025|Tags: communication, cross cultural, friendship, generosity, helping students adapt, host families, hosting students, mentoring, volunteering, volunteers| > Read More
Helping as She’d Been Helped Helping as She’d Been Helped Carol Nakata2025-01-02T11:53:22-05:00January 2nd, 2025|Tags: challenge, community, cross cultural, culture shock, empower, friendship, generosity, helping students adapt, hospitality, host families, hosting students, intentional friendships, mentoring, volunteering| > Read More
The Magic of Hospitality and Friendship The Magic of Hospitality and Friendship Carol Nakata2024-07-18T11:27:10-04:00July 1st, 2024|Tags: airport pickup, beginnings, challenge, cross cultural, culture shock, difficult decisions, engaging your friends, friendship, helping students adapt, hospitality, hosting students, making friends| > Read More
From Loneliness to Leadership From Loneliness to Leadership Carol Nakata2024-03-13T16:53:14-04:00March 13th, 2024|Tags: adapt, community, confusion, culture shock, family, friendship, helping students adapt, homesickness, hospitality, hosting students, international students, isolation, journey, loneliness, love, mentoring, volunteering| > Read More
Treated as Their Own: A Family’s Embodiment of God’s Love Treated as Their Own: A Family’s Embodiment of God’s Love Carol Nakata2024-11-27T09:12:24-05:00January 17th, 2024|Tags: cross cultural, culture shock, events, family, friendship, helping students adapt, hospitality, host families, hosting students, international friendships, making friends| > Read More
The Hospitality-Mobile The Hospitality-Mobile Carol Nakata2024-01-24T13:18:22-05:00May 31st, 2023|Tags: hospitality, hosting students, making friends, volunteering| > Read More
I Think or We Think?: Individualistic vs. Group-Oriented Cultures I Think or We Think?: Individualistic vs. Group-Oriented Cultures Atalie Bale2022-11-23T12:23:47-05:00November 2nd, 2022|Tags: communication, culture shock, engaging your friends, helping students adapt, hospitality, hosting students, volunteering| > Read More
Me or We?: A Closer Look at Private Cultures vs Inclusive Cultures Me or We?: A Closer Look at Private Cultures vs Inclusive Cultures Atalie Bale2022-09-22T13:47:42-04:00September 22nd, 2022|Tags: communication, culture shock, engaging your friends, helping students adapt, hospitality, hosting students, volunteering| > Read More
The Definition of a Miracle The Definition of a Miracle rfinke2025-03-06T13:44:32-05:00July 26th, 2022|Tags: airport pickup, beginnings, friendship, generosity, helping students adapt, host families, hosting students, volunteering| > Read More
Structured VS Spontaneous Hosts: Understanding Hospitality in Different Cultures Structured VS Spontaneous Hosts: Understanding Hospitality in Different Cultures Atalie Bale2022-06-28T15:54:47-04:00June 28th, 2022|Tags: communication, culture shock, engaging your friends, helping students adapt, hospitality, hosting students, volunteering| > Read More
