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WARREN DILLAWAY / Star Beacon JOACIM WANSETH, 18, of Stockholm, Sweden, (foreground) has found a home away from home in Harpersfield Township with the Craft family (from left) Kerington, 18, Joe, Dacota, 14, and Tammy.
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From Sweden to Harpersfield Township

Foreign exchange student Joacim Wanseth will graduate with GHS Class of 2009

By MARGIE TRAX PAGE - Staff Writer - mtrax@starbeacon.com
Star Beacon

Dad Joe Craft even opened his wallet for new bedroom furniture for their guest.

“We want to take him out west to see even more of the United States,” Tammy Craft said. “If we could keep him here longer, we would.”

The Craft family won’t have to wait too long to see Wanseth after he goes back home. The Wanseth family hopes to travel to Ohio for Christmas and the Crafts plan to visit Sweden soon after.

President of AFS Geneva Charlie Kohli said the foreign exchange program, now in its 50th year in Geneva, relies on local families to open their hearts and their homes to students.

Kohli is looking for a family to host a student next year. Often, Kohli said, the host family of a local high school senior.

The Craft family became involved in AFS through the recommendation of the Privitera family, who hosted Camille Minguely of Switzerland last year.

“Hosting an exchange student is a wonderful experience for everyone involved,” Kohli said. “The benefits to the community and the students from abroad are immeasurable. This is a long, proud tradition in Geneva.”

Kohli said the AFS application process is fairly simple.

For more information on hosting an AFS student, call Kohli at (440) 466-7091.



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