1.   His host parents said he hardly left the driveway.

2.   In Israel, Sharlene has found a family she can trust, her kibbutz host parents, Haim and Tzela Chechik.

3.   Olga, making her second trip, was eager for host parent Karen DeCouteau of Bonney Lake, Wash., to meet her sister.

4.   Parker has also discovered the pitfalls of being the host parent.

5.   Sid and Iman Ishmail of Phoenix agreed to be host parents, bringing Ahmed into their home.

6.   Sometimes he lists his own name as a host parent on the forms, he said.

7.   The mother said she was told that Tom and Tiffany Thompson were the host parents for her daughter, Dayton Christian High School junior Alexandra Kotta.