For the seventh year, Korean middle school students will be traveling from Snoqualmie’s sister city of Gangjin to study in at our local schools and experience home stays in American homes. Students will be traveling from Snoqualmie’s second sister city of Chaclacayo, Peru with the same spirit of adventure and goal of learning about U.S. culture.

These student exchange programs, sponsored by the Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association (SSCA), have been amazingly successful with nearly 100 foreign exchange students studying at local schools over the past six years and an equal number of families hosting. Check out the SSCA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/snoqualmiesistercities.

Students will attend either the Mount Si Freshman Campus or Twin Falls Middle School. During the exchange, Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association members will chaperone some field trips. All exchange students will have insurance and spending money.

For three weeks, January 9 to 29, 2015, 10 Korean middle-school students will need host families in Snoqualmie.

For three weeks, Jan. 31 to February 22, eight Peruvian middle-school students will need host families.

For more information about becoming a host family, please contact Tina McCollum at valent6222@aol.com or 253-468-9744.

To receive news about the program, please subscribe to a special email list. Email info@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us with “Student Exchange” in the subject line.