Compass USA KC

Compass USA KC

Matching amazing KC families with awesome international teens

for the staycation summer of your life!

Fill out this form if you want first notification for hosting opportunities in 2025

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2025 International Students

Below you will find brief bios for Individual Homestay Students

To see photos of a student you are interested in hosting, just email Carol and she will send it to you.

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Celia (age 15)

Individual Homestay

Dates: July 7-21

*matched

Celia is a chill girl from Spain that enjoys watching movies, photography, visiting museums, cooking and playing board games.

Her favorite sports are gymnastics, roller skating/blading and ice skating.

She has younger twin brothers, age 8 and they have 2 dogs.

She writes, “Something I love when I’m travelling is walking around the place I’m vising to see as much as I can. I feel like that’s the
perfect way to get to know a city or town.”

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Daniel (age 16)

Individual Homestay Student

July 2-July 30

*matched

I live in Madrid, Spain. The most important people in my life are my family: My father, mother, older sister (age 22) and my two grandmothers. I consider them my greatest support.

I love sports. I practice soccer three times a week with my club team. Other things I enjoy are Bicycling, volleyball, camping, cooking, watching sports and discussing ideas.

I'm excited to get to know my host family and the culture in Kansas City.

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Iñigo (age 15)

Individual Homestay Student

Dates: June 14-July 26

*matched

I live in Madrid, Spain. I turn 16 during my stay in the United States.

I have played on a Volleyball team, I enjoy running with my dad on the weekends. I also enjoy golf, bowling, music (favorite singer: Quevedo), photography, cooking, bicycling, hiking, climbing, camping, rollercoasters, pizza and movies.

I love to make people laugh.

I have two younger brothers ages 13 and 11. Our family has a brown Labrador retriever.

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Raphael (age 19)

Individual Homestay and BEE Student

April 14-June 5

*matched

I am from France but attending business school at Oxford in Great Britain and chose to travel to the USA for internship experience.

I enjoy surfing and snowboarding, basketball and soccer, chess, billiards and bowling. I love to listen to music and I like cars.

I have a 16 year-old brother and a 9 year-old sister.

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Guilia (age 21)

Individual Homestay and BEE Student

Dates: July 17-August 31

*matched

I live in Italy. where I am studying
"Economics and Management of Cultural Heritage and Entertainment". I will graduate next year in 2026.

I have done artistic roller skating and played tennis competitively. I also love museums, art galleries, cooking, snow skiing, swimming and watching sports.

Hosting Information

To host a student or get more information, please contact

Your local Kansas City Program Coordinator

Carol B Webster

[email protected]

text: 816-213-2340

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