At the end of July we hosted Rayane, an exchange student from France. This was our third year hosting exchange students and we really enjoy it. Its such a neat experience and the students always have a great time during their visit. Rayane was with us for 3 weeks & we got to do a lot of fun things during his stay with us. We hosted a dinner with 2 other families with exchange students, took him to Silver Springs a local attraction, went to the beach & gave him his first horseback ride at my parents farm. Last year Rayane went to LA for his exchange program & his host family (Sandy & Jim) from LA flew to Orlando then drove to Ocala to see him. They spent the day with us at Silver Springs then drove to Key West for a vacation. They were a really nice couple & so excited to see Rayane as he was to see them. We were sad to see him go but hope to maybe one day take a trip to Paris & see him!
Rayane with Cameron & Olivia (they both love him!)
Some of the other exchange students from France at the dinner we hosted
All of the exchange students at the farewell party
Sandy & Jim with Rayane at Silver Springs
On the glass bottom boats
Feeding the alligators
The alligators were a big hit with Rayane
Family photo at the beach :)
The boys enjoying the water (Olivia did not like the water)
Picking up shells
Rayane's first time on a horse (riding Gus my dad's horse) He was a little scared at first but ended up really enjoying it & couldn't wait to tell his friends & family about it :)
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