<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpe53c8dd3yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #F1F1F5 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:white">
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A">Hi Missoula/Bitterroot/Arlee
area families!</span></p>
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A">I'm
the local coordinator for Greenheart Exchange looking for a host family for a
girl from Kumamoto, Japan for the 2025-26 high school year.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A"> Hosting
is from August \u2013 early/mid-June (essentially the school year). Their visa is attached
to their school attendance. </span></p>
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A">This
year, Asahi has been selected as the Appleseed scholar from Kumamoto, Japan.
Asahi comes from a close and supportive family of 5 with two older sisters. She
is a cheerful, helpful, and independent person. Her motto is "I want to
try anything"! She says even if you fail sometimes, that is how you learn
new things. She studies chemistry and physics in school and works hard to
prepare for university. She loves listening to music, singing, and cooking. And
would love to share traditional Japanese cooking for your family. Family is
very important to her; and back home she loves talking, cooking, and shopping
with her mom and sisters. She is afraid of pets, but is willing to try. She is
excited to ski here and explore the outdoors of Montana, and learn about Native
culture.</span></p>
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A">Greenheart
students come with their own spending money and health insurance; host families
are expected to provide 3 meals a day, a bed/room of their own (they can share
a bedroom with a host sibling of same-sex), transportation to and from school,
and most importantly an open and loving home to treat them as one of their own
to share their lives for a home stay. Greenheart Exchange is open and inclusive
in its host families. </span></p>
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A">Please
contact me, Sarah Smith, if you are interested... or even curious to hear more
information: (406)270-1811 or email smaigin@yahoo.com</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A"></span></p>
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A">You
don't have to be perfect, just open to the experience of cultural exchange and
willing to share your home and life experiences with another. These
Kumamoto students are selected through a rigorous process and are excited to
share their Japanese culture while making connections and memories with a
family here in Montana. </span></p>
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><a href="https://greenheartexchange.org/host/host-an-exchange-student/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">https://greenheartexchange.org/host/host-an-exchange-student/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A"></span></p>
<p class="ydp6c1af286mz12ndqf" style="background:white;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F1F1F5 .75pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#26282A">Thanks
for your time!</span></p>
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