26M- Age 13; Enjoys playing piano, handball, swimming, watching movies, reading (especially Harry Potter and Star Wars), camping, ping-pong, video games; Goal during home stay: wants to communicate in English, feel our culture, enjoy home stay- will help host family a lot; advanced swimmer; favorite school subject is Social Studies
28M- Age 13; enjoys playing computer games, interested in computers, soccer, skiing, camping; goal during home stay: wants to talk to host family in English, play soccer and games with host; favorite school subject is math; intermediate swimmer
31M- Age 13; likes baseball, long distance relay road racing, hiking, marathons, rugby, reading, social studies; goal during home stay: wants to make many foreign friends, learn about our country's culture, teach host family about Japanese culture; favorite school subject is Social Studies; beginning swimmer
36M- Age 14; likes playing volleyball, computer games, and reading comic books; goal during home stay: would like to get along with host and family so will help host mother with household chores; favorite school subject is math; beginning swimmer