2008 Summer Students
Many thanks to all our great host families for making this one of the most successful homestay programs ever! Keep checking this page for future students. We are planning to place the new Summer 2009 students in this file in February 2009. Summer 2009 will be primarily from Spain with individuals from other nations. Keep checking this page for upcoming groups and individuals and be sure to fill out the form on the Contact Us page to be notified of any upcoming events. Also be sure to check out our class of 2009 Graduating Senior Trip. We will be sending a group of new graduates to Australia in June 2009 for a 24 day trip of a lifetime! Space is limited to 45 travelers, enrollments will close on March 20. Check out our itinerary and book your spot asap. Don't miss out! Following are the students that participated in our summer 2008 program. With each program host families are able to tentatively choose their student from the roster, however confirmed placement will be upon your completed application and a host family visit by a member of SDCH staff. If approved, you will then receive the full student application and more photos. Take a look at the Host Family Extras page to find out some of the perks that are available to families who host one of these students.
Spanish Students
| Name | Age & Sex
| Interests | Placed! | Belen R | 19, F | Has been to the USA twice, but not to the west | 
| David R | 19, M | Strong desire to live with and learn from an American family. Loves sports and American music. Curious about American sports, football & baseball. Likes pets. English level, medium. |  | Sara S | 16F | Sara lives in Madrid with her mother. She has never been to the USA, and would like to stay with a family with children. Likes to go out, and be busy. Lkes to read, go shopping and go to the cinema. Likes sports, and to try new things. English level- medium |  | Arturo C | 15, M | Arturo lives in Lugo with his parents and 5 year old sister. He loves sports, tennis, sailing, windsurfing, fishing basketball, reading, computers, video games, and music. He is a good student. Likes animals. He likes to play piano and percussion. English level, medium. |  | Andrea C | 16, F | Andrea lives in Lugo, Galicia in the Northwast of Spain. She has two older sisters and one brother. She loves languages and is studying French and English. She also likes math, film, and swimming. Her father is a businessman and her mother is a teacher. English level, medium. |  | Albert M | 13, M | Albert lives in Tarragona in the Northeast of Spain. He lives near the beach and loves sports, particularly basketball, foorball, windsurfing, and skiing. He has a 10 year old brother, his father is an architect and his mother a draftswoman. English level, beginner |  | Marta M | 15, F | Marta lives in Santiago. She has an older sister and brother. Loves all kinds of amimals, especially horses. Avid horse back rider, practices show jumping, horseball etc. Loves music, plays the drums does back singing in her own band. Very excited to come to California. English level, medium. |  | Ramiro G | 17, M | Ramirio lives in Getafe, near Madrid. He is studying to be an engineer and loves many sports, tennis, football, windsurfing, and skiing. He has an older sister and his parents both work in a bank. Loves pets. English level, medium. |  | Yolanda M | 16, F | Yolanda lives in a small village in the North of Madrid. She is an only child, has a dog and likes pets. She is a non-smoker, and has no allergies. She likes most foods, shopping, cinema and bowling. She works as a volunteer campaigning for money for the poor. She sings in school choir and likes music. She wants to study tourism and learn other languages. English level, medium |  | Virginia J | 15, F | Virginia (Ana’s sister), also lives in Madrid. She goes to a French school, is fluent in French. She has three sisters and one brother. Her father is a lawyer, mother is a biologist. Loves animals. Likes music, meeting people, traveling, sports, skiing, paddle, swimming. English level, advanced |  | Ana J | 16, F | Ana (Virginia’s sister) lives in Madrid. She goes to a French school, and is fluent in French. She is the oldest daughter and has three sisters and one brother. Her father is a lawyer, and mother is a biologist. She loves family life and is very active. She loves sports, skiing, water skiing, volleyball and is eager to learn to surf. She loves animals and traveling. English level, advanced |  | Pablo C | 14, M | Pablo lives in Madrid. His father works at Hewlett Packard, mom owns a PR agency. He has a younger brother, and a cousin that lives with the family. He loves football, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding, tennis, biking, music, playing electric guitar with his band, has a great family life. English level, medium
|  | Inaqui G | 14, M | Inaqui lives in the village of San Martin de la Vega. He has two brothers and one sister. He’s a good student, loves math. Likes animals. Is funny and quite responsible. He loves soccer, basketball, volleyball, music, reading, watching films, reading comics, computer games and meeting with friends. English level, medium |  | Jana B | 16, F | Jana lives in a small village outside of Madrid. She has always wanted to go to the USA to improve her English. Is very sociable, but a little shy at first. She wants to have a teenage host sister. She loves pets, has a cat and dog. She loves nature. She snowboards and played tennis when she was little. She likes to have new experiences. English level, medium |  | Gonzalo P | 16, M | Gonzalo lives in Madrid. His father is a lawyer and his mom is a medical doctor. He has visited America, and now wants to experience the culture and to live with an American family. Loves sports- skiing, tennis, soccer, horseback riding, water sports, cinema and reading. He likes all animals but is allergic to rabbit fur. English level -advanced. |  | Maria A | 15, F | Maria (Miguel’s sister) lives in a small cite called Segovia. She comes from a large family, with ten siblings. She likes sports, tennis, basketball, skiing. Loves music, mountains and going on excursions. She likes to shop with friends, going to the beach, swimming and sunbathing. She is very funny, loves to do new things, see new places, loves horses. Is Catholic and would like to go to mass on Sundays. English level, medium | 
| Miguel A | 14, M | Miguel (Maria’s brother), lives in small city of Segovia. He has 10 siblings. He loves soccer, hiking, mountain biking, swimming, snowboarding, and now will enjoy surfing. He wants to improve his English, is very respectful, and will help the host family out as much as possible. Is Catholic, and wants to go to mass on Sundays. English level, medium |  | Eloi N | 17, M | Eloi lives in Ponts, a village in the north east of Spain. His father is a banker, mother works in medical center. He has a 14 year old sister. Enjoys basketball, likes computer games, reading comics, watching NBA games on television. Is normally quiet, is looking forward to coming to California. He likes pets. English level, medium |  | Jorge O
| 15, M
| Father is architect, mother is sociologist. Lives in small village near Madrid. No allergies, likes pets. Plays electric guitar, has his own band. Likes swimming, body boarding, basketball, other sports. Very polite. English level, medium |  | Alvaro O
| 14, M
| Father is architect, mother is sociologist. Lives in small village near Madrid. Likes pets, (has 3 dogs) is non smoker, no allergies. Plays piano in band with his brother. Wants future career in piano. Likes basketball, body boarding and swing. Loves American food and American films. |  | Alfonso F | 15, M
| Lives with father and mother. No siblings. Father works in a car company. Likes pets, no allergies. Likes to ski (competed 3 years), padle, ping-pong, golf, tennis, bowling, cars, motor bikes. Likes music - pop, rap, house but most of all, rock. Plays electric guitar. Likes video games, play station, going to the cinema, spending time with friends. English level- medium |  | Maria R | 16, F
| Father is a pilot, mom is business woman. No siblings. Loves dogs, but is allergic to horses and cats. Loves the beach, sunbathing. Wants to study architecture. Loves shopping. Plays tennis. Likes music, mostly techno, house and electic house music. Likes spending time with friends and going to the cinema. English level- advanced | 
| Juan M | 15, M | Juan lives in Madrid with his parents and three younger siblings. He enjoys basketball, football, going to the cinema, reading, and going out with friends.He likes pets, especially dogs and fish. He considers himself to be sociable and adaptable. English level, medium. |  | Luis R | 17, M
| Father is orthopedic doctor, mom is a teacher. Has older brother. Lives in small city NW Spain. Has a small dog, likes pets. Likes to spend time with friends going to cinema, or taking a walk. Plays drums in a band with three friends. Likes surfing the net. English level, advanced |  | Ignasi G
| 16, M
| Lives in Tarragona, coastal city near Barcelona. Father is architect, mother is English teacher. Has brother and sister. Studies music, Spanish guitar since 8 years old. Also plays French horn. Likes skiing, traveling, thinks America is the most amazing country in the world. Likes pets. No allergies. English level, medium |  | Pau F
| 16, M
| Lives is Tarragona, coastal city near Barcelona. Likes to spend time at the beach with friends and family. Father is electronic teacher, mom works in Juvenile court. Has older brother. Has been Studying classical saxophone since age 5. Plays chamber music with a saxaphone quartet. Loves skiing, basketball and all sports. No allergies, likes pets. English level, advanced |  | Irene G | 16, F
| Lives in Tarragona, coastal city near Barcelona. Mother is a doctor, father is teacher and basketball trainer. Has 3 brothers. Plays basketball, likes the NBA. Plays the piano at a music conservatory. Likes spending time with friends, going to cinema, taking walks, shopping, music, prefers pop. Likes pets. No allergies. |  | Laia S | 15, F
| Lives in the NE of Spain with parents and younger sister. Father works in quality control. Mother teaches at the University. Is spontaneous, friendly and open to meeting new people. Hobbies include theatre, ballet, musicals, playing guitar. Is an avid swimmer and competes. Likes pets, no allergies. English level- medium |  | Mireia G
| 15, F
| Lives in Tarragona, coastal city near Barcelona. Father is a business man, mother is a speech pathologist. Has twin sister that is very different than her. Loves, nature, music, singing. Likes pop and rock music. Likes all sports, basketball, karate, snowboarding. Likes reading. Interested in genetics, biology. No allergies, likes pets, loves America! |  | Andrea O
| 15, F
| Lives in Tarragona, near Barcelona with her mother. Likes to read, listen to music, be with friends, traveling, going to the cinema, walking, shopping, learning traditions of cultures. Plays tennis, sings in choir. No allergies, likes pets. |  | Tania P
| 16, F
| Lives in Tarragona, near Barcelona with her mother, step father and younger sister.. Doesn't care for cheese, eggs, yogurt, or sandwiches. Plays basketball, wakeboarding, skiing, computer games, listening to pop and rock music. Likes traveling and learning other cultures, likes dancing. A little shy until she knows you. No allergies, likes pets. |  | Helene A | 15, F
| Lives near Madrid. Is French and Spanish, speaks both languages perfectly. Loves languages, also learning Italian. Loves politics, wants to be a diplomat. Easily adaptable to new surroundings, very open. Likes the beach, sports, running, skiing, surfing, reading listening to music. Also loves art. No allergies, loves pets. |  | Marta N
| 16, F
| Lives in Vigo, northwest Spain with her parents and two brothers. Interest in dramatic art and industrial engineering. LIkes windsurfing, boating, tennis, swimming, shopping, music, guitar and piano. Likes to spend time with friends. No allergies, likes pets.
|  | Adrian M
| 16, M
| Lives in Madrid, with his parents and sister. Has a dog, likes pets, but is allergic to cats. Non smoker. Talkative and friendly. Very active likes sports, skiing and swimming. Learning piano at the conservatory. Likes cinema, and going to the mall. Likes visiting new countries, and sightseeing.
|  | Maria E
| 14, F
| Lives in Madrid with her parents and younger brother. Likes basketball, artistic roller skating (competitive). Likes golfing, tennis, clothes shopping, traveling, meeting new people, and the beach. Likes pets, no allergies.
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French Students
| | Name | Age & Sex
| Interests |  | Olivier B
| 15, M
| Lives in France, near Bordeaux. Lives with parents, brother and sister. father is state engineer, mother is regional manager. Likes scientific subjects, surfing, Italian food, swimming, traveling. Would like to stay with another student. |
Italian Students | | Name | Age & Sex | Interests | 
| Agata T | 18, F | |
Swiss Students | | Name | Age & Sex | Interests | 
| Pauli W | 21, M | |
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