<div dir="ltr"><span id="m_4360756218059278904gmail-docs-internal-guid-5f9ac7a0-7fff-3bab-8851-95352dd528ca"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please do not reply to this email.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have questions, contact </span><a href="mailto:erikapistoni@berkeley.net" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">erikapistoni@berkeley.net</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:right;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(7,55,99);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear BHS families,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">CIEE, a non-profit dedicated to foreign exchange that Berkeley High School works closely with, is currently looking for some volunteer host families for their students arriving in August for the 24’-25’ school year. Being a host family is fairly simple…you need to provide a loving and welcoming home, a bedroom for the student to sleep (though one can be shared), 3 meals/day, and help arrange transportation to/from school. All students are fluent in English and will come with their own spending money and insurance and enroll at BHS like any other student would. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A host family can host for 8-10 weeks, a semester, or the full school year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Here’s a little info about the 3 students heading to California:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Eike, 15M, Germany</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: “</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">People say I'm a funny, sociable, outgoing guy with my heart in the right place. Although I'm not religious, I try to live values such as respect, honesty, tolerance and consideration. I always try to be positive and find solutions to problems. I've been doing sports since ever. In winter I like to ski and snowboard, in summer I like surfing. My favourite sport is soccer, as I am an active goalkeeper in a performance club. I love pets, traveling, cooking and working with kids.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Mia, 17F, Norway</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: “I am an extrovert-introvert and my friends describe me as social, funny and goofy. During the winter, I do downhill skiing and go as often as possible with my friends and family. In the summertime is boat rides and days on the water my favorite activity. I am dedicated when it comes to school, even though I find some subjects such as math, difficult. When it comes to future career, am I clueless at the moment, but I have considered lawyer, interior designer or starting something on my own.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Philip, 16M, Germany (5 month student…only here for fall semester!): </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">“</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I am almost always happy and my friends would describe me as a helpful and friendly person. In my free time I like to go to the stadium, because I am a big fan of the soccer club Schalke 04. I also like to play soccer with my friends and I row in a club. In addition, I am a swimming instructor of 6 to 11 years old children. I enjoy working with children as it can be challenging at some times and you can see progress little by little. In the future I would like to work in the field of medicine.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you are interested in hosting or learning more information, please contact Ms. Pistoni at <a href="mailto:erikapistoni@berkeley.net">erikapistoni@berkeley.net</a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ms Pistoni</span></p></span><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,118,29);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">------------------------------------</span></p><div style="color:rgb(70,103,157);font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;margin:0px"><p style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(55,82,139);outline:none!important">Nicole Chee, Chaghig Walker, Charlotte Le Liboux, and Shirley Hudacko are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the E-tree; please direct any questions about the E-tree to them at <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);outline:none!important" target="_blank"><s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