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What does “Andeo” mean?
Andeo (pronounced Ahn-DAY-oh) is not a word we took from another language or an acronym. Our name is a way of making communication between the people from different places and cultures in our network a little easier. No matter what your native tongue is, you won’t find it difficult to talk about Andeo. Our name is a small, but important piece in our mission to foster cross-cultural friendship and understanding through homestay exchange programs.
What is Andeo’s story?
Andeo International Homestays (formerly International Summerstays) was founded by our director Melinda Samis in 1981 as a nonprofit organization specializing in short-term summer programs. Over the years our homestay programs have grown to include year-round homestays for college students in the Pacific Northwest, as well as year-round homestay study and immersion programs abroad for high school and college-age students and adults. What has also grown since 1981 is our international network of families, students, teachers, independent travelers and homestay specialists who are dedicated to exploring cross-cultural friendship and understanding. In 2008 we welcomed over 1,000 students to homestays in the Northwest, and sent over 350 students abroad on homestay programs in nine countries!
What makes Andeo stand out?
- Our focus on homestays and our belief that home is the best place for people to share cultures and make lifelong friends.
- Our international network of partners who share our commitment to providing quality homestay experiences.
- Our network of welcoming host families.
- Our staff of dedicated, multi-lingual professionals.
- Our commitment to supporting foreign language teachers and programs.
- Our effort to work on a personal level with each individual student and host family, and to support them in getting the most out of their homestay experience.
Thank you for your interest in Andeo programs! We hope you will join us as we continue to bring people together to share their cultures and languages through homestays. Whether you are opening your home to an international student or stepping across the threshold to meet your own welcoming host family, you are part of the Andeo network.
Andeo is about people. Andeo is about cultural adventures. Andeo is about our future in a global community.
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