BOZEMAN — International Cultural Exchange Services, which places exchange students with families, is seeking at least 5 to 10 local families to host exchange students for the upcoming school year, with an August 15 placement deadline approaching. Exchange s t udents would attend local high schools in Bozeman, Belgrade, Manhattan, Three Forks, and Livingston.

"It's not every day you get to pick out your family member," said Sierra Fein, a host family coordinator.

Sierra Fein

Fein and her family hosted an exchange student named Aituar from Kazakhstan this past school year. During his stay, Aituar joined Gallatin High's basketball team, visited Disneyland, and saw the ocean for the first time.

The experience was also enriching for Fein's family. "We would look up recipes so we could l

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