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Marco Chan ’11 was raised in Vancouver and currently lives in China. Even as a junior, he continues to maintain a close friendship with the host family assigned to him freshman year...
...always ask interested graduates, friends, and colleagues—in addition to reunion classes—if they want to help welcome first-year students to Harvard,” said Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67. “This program has been growing, and we know from testimonials that host families make the freshman year experience much richer, simply by inviting host students for home-cooked meals or introducing them to the community...
Chan said that his host family also helped introduce him to various areas of Boston during his freshman year and hosted him for Thanksgiving break during his sophomore year. He said that his host family members are among the people in Boston that he feels the closest...
...move from Singapore to Cambridge, Charlene Neo ’10 had a similar experience with her freshman year host family, with whom she still corresponds regularly...
During her sophomore year, Neo was diagnosed with compartment syndrome—a condition that can lead to muscle death or nerve damage—and was bedridden for nearly two months. During her time recovering at University Health Services, Neo’s host parents visited her frequently and brought her food and drinks...