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Travel the world without leaving home by inviting an International Visitor to dinner
International Visitors often cite their home hospitality experience as the event that provided true insight into American life and culture. Additionally, visitors value this opportunity to teach the hosts about their home countries. They appreciate seeing an American home and participating in lively after-dinner discussions. Hosts are expected to pick up the visitor(s) from their hotel, bring them home for dinner, and then return the visitor(s) to the hotel that evening. Visitors who do not speak English are accompanied by an interpreter.
For more information please contact Emily Bushey at emily@gciv.org |
 GCIV member Vicki Van Der Hoek raising a toast with three Albanian visitors during dinner. (left to right) Neritan Kurteshi, Arian Boci, Vicki Van Der Hoek (host) and Aferdita Dragoti.
“I truly want to thank you for allowing me the pleasure of meeting and entertaining these wonderful people. It's an experience I will never forget.”
-Vicki Van Der Hoek
 We have been really amazed at how connected you can become in conversation with people who barely speak English. You don't have to have something significant to discuss, just ask about their families, jobs and lives and you could talk all night. People ought to realize that you do not need to have a showplace and a chef-quality meal at all. Keep it casual, simple, warm and people just want to be open and talk and talk. We now have email "pals" and are really enjoying this whole concept. What a life-enriching and really fun thing to do!
--GCIV Member Bethany Lane |
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