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With Brazil! Felipe came from Brazil to spend a school year (from August 2003 to June 2004) in the suburbs of Sacramento, and his brother will come for the 2006-07 school year. Nathan is planning to spend the August-December 2007 semester in Brazil. Thiago would like to come to the U.S. sometime between 2006 and 2008.

is a Brazilian partner of the Sackheim Family that offers opportunities for Brazilian students to come to the U.S.
AND for American students to go to Brazil and live with a Brazilian family!
Or with France! Suzanne came from France to spend three weeks of her summer vacation 2005 with Ariane in the suburbs of Sacramento. Ariane will go to France to spend six weeks total, living with the families of Suzanne and Camille in France, and visiting with Joanna in Germany. Camille hopes to come visit and stay with Ariane in the future. Sophia from France is looking for a host family in the U.S. for the month of June 2006, and a 16-year-old French boy who has not had an opportunity to discover the U.S. is looking for a pen-pal (French "correspondants" often arrange to visit each other).
Other students supported by the Sackheim Family who have come to the Sacramento area (and continue to maintain contact with us) include