Alright, if I need to I will speak to the exchange program director. From talking to them, they don't like her. I don't know if they have expressed things to her and she brushed it off or what. But they very much dislike this person. I have never had a conversation with her, so I don't have an opinion. But I worry they have tried to talk to her and were ignored. However, if I speak to them. Maybe they will listen. I kind of suspect the coordinator talked them into as an act of desperation because they didn't have anyone else. And possibly, my parents didn't want to but said "Yes" anyway because my mom didn't know how to respect her boundaries and say "no." My dad didn't want to do it. My mom said yes, so he is probably resentful because he never wanted to host them in the first place. He complained to me about it. My mom doesn't respect how he feels about things.

We don't live near NYC. We are about 5 hours away. My parents are not willing to take them. If I had my license and could drive, I would. I feel like spending a weekend in NYC wouldn't be that expensive. I did a trip to Jersey, right outside NYC in 2019 and I found a nice hotel for a reasonable price. If you book outside the city and then drive or take a bus in, it's not that expensive. I believe the hotel I had was $63 a night.

I am very excited to learn how their cultures celebrate. I told them we will pick out stocks and put them on my fireplace. I need to sit down and ask them what their countries do. And maybe we can incorporate some of that. I love to bake and am willing to bake cookies that are from their cultures for that time of year. Or even cakes.