I am pleased to report that our club has a student that has been accepted into the short term exchange program for the summer of 2018. Mason Matlock is a junior at Mounds View High School. Mason, his parents and one older brother live in Mounds View Minnesota. The next step in the process is for North Star Youth Exchange program to find a matching host family. This will most likely be in Europe. It is expected the matching process may be completed by April 2018. I have visited briefly with Mason and his parents and he is very excited about this opportunity.
Mason will have a two month exchange (one month abroad and one month hosting). Mason will travel to the host country at the beginning of the summer for a one month stay with his host brother or sister and their family. The host brother or sister then comes to stay with the USA family for a month some time later in the summer. The exact travel dates will be determined by the families. I expect that both students will attend one or more club meetings during the summer.