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K.N. from Japan writes カナダ高校での3年間、フロック一家には本当にお世話になりました。周りの留学生が何度もホストファミリーを変える中、ずっと彼らと過ごせたことは僕にとって本当に幸運で、かけがえのない経験になりました。

料理を教えてくれたり、アイスホッケーの試合に連れて行ってくれたり、スケートや自然の中での散歩など、本当にたくさんの素晴らしい体験をさせてもらいました。毎日が新しい発見の連続で、いつも親切で思いやりのあるあなたたちのおかげです。

そして、ホストマザーとホストファザーはいつも僕たちを気にかけてくれました。時には喧嘩をすることもありましたが、決して見捨てられたことはありませんでした。夕食時には、ホストマザーの手作りの美味しい料理を囲みながらその日の出来事や何気ない会話を通して、自然に英語を学び、ネイティブの考え方にも触れることができました。

ハロウィンやクリスマスなど、大きな行事を家族の一員として体験できたことも忘れられません。パンプキンを彫ったり、七面鳥を食べたり、そんな思い出が心に残っています。

そのほかにもペットのハイディーや孫達は可愛くいつも僕に癒しを与えてくれました。

3年間にしてもらったすべてのことを書こうとするとキリがありませんが、まとめると、彼らは面倒見がよく、他のホスト達よりもホスト歴が長いため経験豊富で、異文化に対する理解のある素晴らしいホストファミリーでした。何よりも、広くてきれいな家で、笑顔で迎えてくれるその姿がとても印象的でし  

The FROC family really looked after me during my three years at Canadian High School. While other international students changed host families many times, I was really lucky to be able to stay with them for all of those years, and it was an invaluable experience for me.

You taught me how to cook, took me to ice hockey games, went skating, walked in nature, and gave me so many wonderful experiences. Every day is a new discovery, and it's all thanks to you who are always kind and considerate.

My host mother and father always cared about us. Sometimes we fought, but they never abandoned us. At dinner, we would eat delicious homemade food by my host mother and talk about the day's events and casual conversations, and I was able to learn English naturally and get in touch with the way native speakers think.

I will never forget experiencing big events like Halloween and Christmas as a part of my family. I have fond memories of carving pumpkins and eating turkey.

In addition, their  pet dog Heidi and their adorable grandchildren always brought me comfort.

It would be endless to write about everything they did for me over the past three years, but to sum up, they were a wonderful host family who were very caring, had a lot of experience as they had been hosts for longer than the other hosts, and had a good understanding of different cultures. Above all, I was very impressed by their welcoming smiles in their spacious and clean home. 

Hola me llamo Jaime, soy español y estuve el año 22/23 en casa de Dean y Sherry. Durante todo el año que estuve allí Dean y Sherry me enseñaron y me ayudaron a descubrir Canadá. Son muy hospitalarios y siempre se preocupaban por mi, con cualquier cosa que necesitaba siempre me ayudaban y me daban apoyo. Tanto Sherry como Dean son muy buenos cocineros, descubrirás muchas comidas que no habrás probado antes. Los cuartos donde te alojas son grandes con mucho espacio y son cómodos. Conocer su familia ha sido una gran experiencia que disfruté mucho. Todos son muy amables y cercanos, siempre que hay comida familiar te invitaran y te hablarán, para mi ha sido muy interesante el conocer la diferente cultura y forma de vida. En definitiva, una gran experiencia que recomiendo.
Hello, my name is Jaime, I am Spanish and I was at Dean and Sherry's house on 22/23. The whole year I was there Dean and Sherry taught me and helped me discover Canada. They are very hospitable and they always cared about me, with anything I needed they always were there and gave me support. Both Sherry and Dean are great cooks, you will discover many foods that you have not tried before. The rooms where you stay are large with lots of space and are comfortable. Meeting their family has been a great experience that I really enjoyed. Everyone is very friendly and close, whenever there is a family meal they will invite you and talk to you, for me it has been very interesting to get to know the different culture and way of life. Definitely a great experience I recommend.
"i always miss the time when i lived in your house and murrayville... and also your pasta lol
you are a really good homestay! i feel that i was really lucky to live with you for the first two years
you have contributed largely to my success of being accepted into ubc today
thank you so much!"  Feel free to contact me directly if you any questions with regards to daily matters. I would recommend
1. All the Froc family members are very nice and friendly, they would all be willing to help, so please do not be stressed or feeling embarrassed if you have any problem no matter it is from school or home
2. Try not to stay in your own room for the whole night. Try talking with Sherri or anyone, this really helps improve your english
3. Remember to tell Sherri ahead of time if you are not going to have dinner at home.
4. Tell Sherri what you like and what you do not like, and maybe even go grocery shopping with her! If you tell her, you will have higher chance getting what you like for lunch and dinner!
5. Be responsible with your own duties such as following up with school work and keep your room and washroom clean.

The most important part is to tell them whatever you have in your mind, i am sure that Froc family will all try their best make you feel as comfortable as your at home.
T.H.C. - from Taiwan

F. C. from Hong Kong  says - 本人蔡禮賢是來自香港的中學生,在 2011年到加拿大溫哥華升讀高中.
我很幸運地獲編配到 Froc 家, 合家成員有四位, 男主人 Dean, 女主人
Sherri, 他們的兒子 Zach 以及女兒 Liz 一家待我如家人般, 溫馨融洽,
關懷照顧, 無微不至. 甚至你們有什麼家庭聚會也會和我一起出席,令我
感覺好像一家人. 真的很多謝你們.

由于下學年開始我將會往另一個地方升讀大學, 所以要搬往大學附近居住,
要離開你們, 我感到非常失落, 我會很想念你們, 將來有空會拜訪你們.
在此我父母和我再次感謝你們一家多年來的照顧.

祝合家安康!


蔡禮賢

From A.C. of Korea & Shanghai Dear Froc's family Hello Sherri!! Hello Dean!! Thank you all for taking care of me for 1.5 years. I will never forget how fun it was with Froc's family! I am so sad that I have only been with you guys for 1.5 years, it feels like life in Canada with you just started, but I found that it is already over. I will never forget Sherri's delicious food and Dean's delicious sandwich. If you want to contact me, you can send an email to me any time at XX . And I hope we can meet again later on. Have a good day and take care.
.......................................................................................................................................................................... K.M. from Japan says

こんにちは、

私は以前フロック一家に高校の三年間お世話になっていたK.Mです。

フロック一家はとても親切に対応をしてくれます。

とても留学生事情に精通しており、相談にも乗ってくれます。

普通に過ごしていれば問題ないと思いますが、決まりがいくつかあるので

言われたら絶対に守る様にしましょう。これらの決まりは決して理不尽なもの

ではなく基本的な決まりです。

例えば、家で夕食を食べない場合はしっかりと伝える、自分の予定は

こまめに共有する。などがあります。

事前に相談すれば送迎もしてくれることもあります。

食事に関しても日本人には問題のない食事だと私は思っています。

また、他の国の生徒も積極的に受け入れておりとても刺激になります。

私の時は、フランスの方がいました。

3年間を通して、クロック家とも親交を深めることが出来ました。

ここに滞在することによって自分でも納得の行く高校生活が送れたと思います。

興味のある方は是非！

Hello,

I’m K.M and I stayed with the Frocs for three years during my highschool life.

They treat you nicely. They have experience so they were my good adviser during the stay. If you live normally I don’t think there isn’t any problem, but there are some rules that you have to remember. If you are told you should obey. They aren’t any unreasonable rules but basic ones. For example, you have to tell the Froc family your plans ahead. You have to let the homestay mother whether you are eating at home or going out for dinner everyday. If you share your plans ahead they might give you a ride.

For the Froc family’s food, it is delicious, and I did not have any problems with their cooking. Also, the Froc family is always seeking new opportunities, and they accept students from foreign countries often so it is a good opportunity to meet new interesting people.

In the end, I was able to know well about the Froc family throughout my high school life. I think you are able to perform the best if you stay with the Frocs! If you are interested you should contact!

T. Kim says...

안녕하세요, 저는 2014초에서 부터 2015년 말까지 약 2년간 이홈스테이에서 지냈던 학생입니다.

저는 이홈스테이에 살면서 어떤한 문제와 충돌이 없었습니다,

그리고 학업에 있어서는 최대한 도움을 주려는 모습도 보여주셨습니다.

음식에 있어서도 정성드려 음식을 만들어 주시고 가끔 한국음식도 만들어 주십니다.

최대한 학생과 소통하려하며 영어실력향상에 늘 도움을 주십니다.

특별한 날에는 캐나다의 새로운 문화를 채험시켜 주시기 위해 새로운 곳으로 데려다주십니다. 

학교에서 돌아오면 친절한 모습으로 마지해주시며 이해안가는 부분을 잘 설명 해주십니다.

식사시간에는 늘 식사예절도 알려주십니다.

저는 이홈스테이가 캐나다문화 영어실력향상에 최적의 홈스테이라고 생각합니다

Hello,

my name is Joan and I'm from Spain. I stayed with the Froc family for three months and I really enjoyed this experience. They are a really good family and they help you with everything. Sherri's food is so good and really different, I mean, you are not going to eat the same dish twice a week. If you ever need some help with the school, the bank, your cell phone company... you should ask Sherri, she is always going to help you. If you like hockey you can ask Dean to go to see a game, he is going to join you for sure. My experience in Canada it was really good among other things for my homestay family. After this experience I'm sure that my friendship with the Froc family will not finish here. 

Hola,

Me llamo Joan y soy de España. He estado con la familia Froc durante 3 meses y he disfrutado muchísimo esta experiencia. Son una muy buena familia y te ayudan con todo lo que necesitas. La comida de Sherri está muy buena y es muy variada, nunca comerás el mismo plato dos veces a la semana. Si nunca necesitas algún tipo de ayuda con la escuela, el banco, tu compañía de teléfono... solo tienes que preguntarle a Sherri, ella te ayudara. Si te gusta el hockey le puedes preguntar a Dean que te lleve a ver un partido, te va a acompañar encantado. Mi experiencia en Canadá a sido muy buena entre otras cosas por mi familia. Después de esta experiencia estoy seguro de que mi relación con la familia Froc no acabará aquí.  

Hola,

Em dic Joan i soc de Catalunya. He estat amb la família Froc durant 3 mesos i m'ho he passat molt be. Son una molt bona família i t'ajuden amb tot lo que necessitis. El menjar de la Sherri esta molt bo i és molt variat, mai menjaràs lo mateix dos cops per setmana. Si mai necessites ajuda amb alguna cosa, no dubtis en parlar amb la Sherri, ella t'ajudarà amb el que faci falta: escola banc companyia de telèfon etc. si t'agrada el hockey li pots preguntar al Dean perquè et porti a veure un partit, t'acompanyarà encantat. La meva experiència a Canadà ha sigut molt bona entre altres coses per la família. Després d'aquesta experiència estic ben segur de que la meva relació amb la família Froc no acabarà aquí.

Go there! Fabulous memories ...
Sherrri, you've forgotten your funny dog : Daisy !!! A small sausage which imitates the pig when we walk. ^^
Paul B. - France



私は10日間、フロック家にホームステイさせていただきました。

短い間でしたが、本当にたくさんのことを得ることができました。
伝わらないことがあっても、他の単語にしてくれたり、ジェスチャーを使ったりして一生懸命伝えようとしてくださり、本当に嬉しかったです。
お別れの時は本当に寂しくて、涙が止まりませんでした。
もしまたカナダに行けるのであれば、私は必ずフロック家のみなさんにお会いしたいです。

 From Y.E. -  Fukuoka, Japan

I’m M.M. I come from France. I’m studying horticulture in a

Engineer School in France. The reason why I decided to go to Canada is to do a work

placement. As part as my formation I have to do each summer work placement in foreign

countries or in France. So for my practice during the summer 2008 I chose to go to Vancouver

in order to discover a place I didn’t knew and to speak English.

Therefore, I worked 3 months (May 2008-August 2008) in a nursery in Langley. I was

looking for a homestay family in the area of Langley. So, I found the family Froc. After many emails, they decided

to accept me coming in their home. It’s not always easy to meet people for the first time after a

ten hours flight and especially when they don’t speak your language. But for sure something I

will l never forget, it’s the way they introduce me in their home and in their family’s life.

After, maybe just 3 days, I felt like a part of the family. I couldn’t even realize that I met them for the first

time 3 days ago.

As soon I arrived, they proposed me to take part actively in their family’s life. I mean that I

was very often inviting to go with them to the church, the pool, to have a picnic, a walk,

etc…It was always very pleasant moments, we were speaking about our life before my came

in Vancouver. I liked so much telling them about how is the life in Europe, the main

differences with Canada. Moreover, they were explaining how that works in Canada too. I

could have serious discussions with Dean and Sherri and a lot of fun with the  kids. The most important point for me, when I looked for a homestay, was to share great

moments with other people and to have fun together. I think, it’s exactly what we did during

my stay in Canada.

Slowly I started to feel me like really part of their family. I was bringing down my laptop to

live with them in the evening, we had very long discussions while preparing lunches for the

day after, I was playing outside in the garden with them, sharing my

pictures of the weekend on Sunday night. In fact, we spent the week together, but in the

weekend, I decided to explore the beautiful British Columbia with my friends, who were also

here for their practice. So on Sunday night we had a lot of things to tell us each other, a nice

moment we shared weekly in the sofa of the living room. They were always surprised that I

did so many things…but if I did so much it thanks their help. I mean, that Dean and Sherry

were always trying to help me planning my trips and making them the most successful as

possible! That works, I spent very nice weekend in the area of Vancouver, especially the ones

I spent with them!

If I had to answer the question: “What was the worst thing and the best you did during you

stay?” (Sherry asked very often this question, so prepare yourself ☺) I would answer; the

best thing is difficult to say because there were so many! Anyway I’m sure that the worst thing was to leave Canada and to leave them.

To conclude I would say that if you are looking for an actively family living in a very nice

home, with good Canadian cooking made by Sherri and trying helping you as much as they

can, the family Froc is the homestay you would like to have! Leave your scare home and

come to Canada with happiness and desire into discovering the amazing British Colombia!

Enjoy your stay by the Frocs! 

Recommendation letter (stay during july and august 2009)

            My name is L., I am a French student at the INHP of Angers (an engineer school of horticulture and landscape) and I was 18 years old when I had the luck to go to Canada to do a work placement in 2009. That how I discovered the family Froc.

            During my stay of seven weeks, I worked six weeks in a nursery in Langley and after that I decided to visit more British Columbia during one week. It is the nursery where I worked who found for me this host family who was very near of the nursery. As soon as the family Froc got my e-mail, they sent me a very detailed e-mail to present themselves, this convinced me to go in their family.

            I had the opportunity to meet my future host family in France before I came to Canada because they were visiting France during one week in April and have spent one night in Angers. I had a very nice evening with them, after this I was already looking for to be with them. Before I arrived in Canada I didn’t imagine that the family who I will be during seven weeks would be such a good host family. Since the beginning, when they picked up me at the airport, I felt good with them, already in the car to go to my new house for the summer, I knew that I would have nice days with them.

            During my stay, all the family was very nice and attentive with me, they often proposed me to do activities with them like going to the swimming pool, going to a “wiener roast” (this is a sort of Canadian barbecue), going to the restaurant etc, I was like a member of the family. I had also nice moments with the two children of the house and with the three animals of the house (a dog, a cat and a rabbit). At the same time of my stay, a japanese student  was also hosted by the Frocs, I liked to speak with him, it was interesting to learn things about Japan and to know him. With all the family, I improved a lot my English, because I loved to speak with them and they were interesting to learn about me, about my activities and about France (I had also particular classes of pronunciation by thier daughter). With the family Froc, I had the opportunity to visit some parts of British Columbia, and I had fun moments with them, also at their home when we played for example games or when we watched movies. The dinner was also a good moment, all the family was around the table at the same time and it was a good time to discuss together, I really felt like a part of the family because me too I had the opportunity to speak about my day. And one thing important : Sherri is a very good cook, she always try to cook different things to show the Canadian food, and she makes delicious cakes which are so cheering after a hard day of work. We also shared a passion for….canadian ice cream !! (I discovered the SO delicious ice cream sandwiches !)

              During the weekends I have visited a lot British Columbia by myself and took pictures of my trip, they were always very interested to know what I had done and to see my pictures. They also helped me a lot to plan my trips, this was very helpful for me.

            I have so much good souvenirs of this trip in Canada, I think that to have a good host family is a very important thing during a work placement in a foreign country and I had this luck !

I remember everything as if it was yesterday. Hola me llamo Daniel soy de España y estuve durante 1 año en casa de Dean y Sherri. La verdad que al principio fui un poco inseguro sobre ir durante un año a una casa que no es la mía pero rápidamente me adapte porque Dean y Sherri the tratan como uno más de la familia, te ayudan con todo al principio para que te adaptes a un nuevo país, con todo el tema de cuenta de banco y demas, luego ademas simpre durante el año te dicen lugares donde hay cosas para divertirte con tus amigos y no te quedes en casa aburrido. También te ofrecen ir con ellos a hacer algunas actividades o ir a cenar con otros miembros de la familia, todos son muy majos y muy agradables. Sobre la comida, nunca pasarás hambre porque todo lo que hacen está muy rico y probarás también platos que nunca antes habías probado. Su perra Heidi es muy divertida y graciosa, siempre recordaré cuando dejaba la puerta de mi habitación abierta y ella entraba y lo desorganizaba todo pero es tan mona que no te puedes enfadar con ella. Y bueno gracias también a ellos nunca olvidaré mi año en Canadá.

            Hello my name is Daniel I am from Spain and I stayed with Dean and Sherri for 1 year. The truth is that at first I was a little unsure about going for a year to a house that is not mine but I quickly adapted because Dean and Sherri treat you like one of the family, they help you with everything at first to help you adapt to a new country, with the whole issue of bank account and others, then also always during the year they tell you places where there are things to have fun with your friends and do not stay at home bored. They also offer you to go with them to do some activities or go to dinner with other members of the family, they are all very nice and very pleasant. About the food, you will never go hungry because everything they make is very tasty and you will also try dishes you have never tasted before. Their dog Heidi is very funny and funny, I will always remember when I left the door of my room open and she came in and messed up everything but she is so cute that you can't get mad at her. And also thanks to them I will never forget my year in Canada