TN Traveler
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 21, 2004
Hi All--I need some input and suggestions.
From Aug 1986 to June 1987, DH and I hosted an Exchange Student from Italy. After he went back home to Milan we would send letters and occasionally call but then stopped communications. No particular reason other than the fact that DH & I started our family and just got too busy. During the last 2 or 3 years, we have connected w/him again via email and instand message. About 2 weeks ago he informed us he will be coming to the States for a visit!! We are so excited we can hardly stand it!!
Now he is a 37 yr old grown man which blows my mind b/c he turned 18 when he was living w/us. Time sure flies by!! So now, I'm thinking I would like to make a scrapbook for him of his year w/us. I have 23 pictures that I had copied today at Wal-Mart. I have pictures of him playing soccer on the high school team, working out w/his num-chucks in the back yard, a few Christmas pictures, when he went to Prom and was an escort for Cotillion as well as misc pictures of him w/other exchange students and events through the year. I bought an 8 x 8 album today that I thought would be good to work with. Now, if I can just figure out how to get started! I have tried to contact a few of the kids that he remembered but so far have not reached anyone. He is coming in 4/7-9 so I don't have alot of time to do a big fancy album so looking for ideas on where to go w/this. Has anyone done an album like this? Any suggestions on where to get started?
A friend of mine graduated 2 yrs behind him and has offered to let me borrow her class annual to copy pictures that he is in. "SOMEWHERE" I know I have an article that was in our local newspaper where he was interviewed and thought that would be good to include if I can find it. Once I get started I think I'll be ok...it's just getting started.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Karen
From Aug 1986 to June 1987, DH and I hosted an Exchange Student from Italy. After he went back home to Milan we would send letters and occasionally call but then stopped communications. No particular reason other than the fact that DH & I started our family and just got too busy. During the last 2 or 3 years, we have connected w/him again via email and instand message. About 2 weeks ago he informed us he will be coming to the States for a visit!! We are so excited we can hardly stand it!!
Now he is a 37 yr old grown man which blows my mind b/c he turned 18 when he was living w/us. Time sure flies by!! So now, I'm thinking I would like to make a scrapbook for him of his year w/us. I have 23 pictures that I had copied today at Wal-Mart. I have pictures of him playing soccer on the high school team, working out w/his num-chucks in the back yard, a few Christmas pictures, when he went to Prom and was an escort for Cotillion as well as misc pictures of him w/other exchange students and events through the year. I bought an 8 x 8 album today that I thought would be good to work with. Now, if I can just figure out how to get started! I have tried to contact a few of the kids that he remembered but so far have not reached anyone. He is coming in 4/7-9 so I don't have alot of time to do a big fancy album so looking for ideas on where to go w/this. Has anyone done an album like this? Any suggestions on where to get started?
A friend of mine graduated 2 yrs behind him and has offered to let me borrow her class annual to copy pictures that he is in. "SOMEWHERE" I know I have an article that was in our local newspaper where he was interviewed and thought that would be good to include if I can find it. Once I get started I think I'll be ok...it's just getting started.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Karen