Full House Again

(3 of 3)
For most of those couples, the only really hard part is seeing their student off. But saying goodbye is rarely the end. Calls, e-mails and even visits continue for years after. When Larilyn Carpenter celebrated her birthday this August, she was showered with messages — from Mareika in Germany, Luciano and Omar in Brazil and Martin in Slovakia. Last year she and her husband Greg, 57, a retired educator, traveled all over Brazil, visiting Valentin in Cabofrio, Luciano in Curitiba, Carlos in Florianopolis and Omar in Chapeco.

As for Gail and Richard Marshall, their last two times as hosts felt so perfect that the Marshalls feared that they could never repeat the experience. So they decided not to be hosts this year. But as fall approached, they were reconsidering. "Now," Gail says wistfully, "we really feel like empty nesters."

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
FARHAD AFSHAR, head of the Coordination of Islamic Organizations in Switzerland, after Swiss voters passed a referendum imposing a national ban on the construction of minarets, the prayer towers of mosques
For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages. Duplicate and change name as necesssary to distinguish.

Time.com on Digg

POWERED BY digg

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
FARHAD AFSHAR, head of the Coordination of Islamic Organizations in Switzerland, after Swiss voters passed a referendum imposing a national ban on the construction of minarets, the prayer towers of mosques

Stay Connected with TIME.com