Homestay Host Survey

PFP Homestay Host Survey
Welcome to the PFP Homestay Host Survey
Welcome! Thank you for agreeing to take this survey regarding the Professional Fellows Program
(PFP) at the U.S. Department of State. Exchanges are a critical component of U.S. foreign policy that
allow for the sharing of ideas, culture and experiences. The Department of State takes the evaluation
of exchanges seriously to ensure programs are being implemented in the most efficient and effective
way possible. Your participation will help make the evaluation of this important program a success.
The survey will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. Your answers will be kept
confidential.
Please note that your participation in this survey is completely voluntary, and you are free to end the
survey at any time. By clicking the “Consent and Enter Survey” button below, you are consenting to
the following terms:
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Any response you provide may be reported in the final report as part of the aggregated
quantitative analysis or the de-identified qualitative analysis from open-ended responses.
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Responses may be reported by specific demographic category, program year, or program site.
The only identifying information used will be the demographic information provided in the final
section of the survey.
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names or any contact information).
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The data you provide may be reanalyzed at a later date for a follow-up study or other purpose as
approved by ECA.
If you have any questions about this survey or the PFP Evaluation more generally, please feel free to
contact GDIT Evaluation Team at PFP@gdit.com.
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Starter Questions
* 2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
Prefer to self-identify (please specify)

* 3. What type of institution do you work for?
Federal Government

Private Sector

State Government

Academic Institution

Local/Municipal Government

NGO

Other (please specify)

* 4. Which of the following best represents your level of work experience?
Entry level
Mid-career
Senior level

* 5. How many PFP Fellows have you ever hosted in your home?

* 6. What countries were they from? (Select all countries.)

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Afghanistan

Libya

Albania

Liechtenstein

Algeria

Lithuania

Andorra

Luxembourg

Angola

Madagascar

Anguilla

Malawi

Antigua and Barbuda

Malaysia

Argentina

Maldives

Armenia

Mali

Australia

Malta

Austria

Marshall Islands

Azerbaijan

Mauritania

Bahamas

Mauritius

Bahrain

Mexico

Bangladesh

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Barbados

Monaco

Belarus

Mongolia

Belgium

Montenegro

Belize

Montserrat

Benin

Morocco

Bhutan

Mozambique

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Myanmar

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Namibia

Botswana

Nauru

Brazil

Nepal

British Virgin Island

Netherlands

Brunei Darussalam

New Zealand

Bulgaria

Nicaragua

Burkina Faso

Niger

Burundi

Nigeria

Cabo Verde

Norway

Cambodia

Oman

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Cameroon

Pakistan

Canada

Palau

Cayman Islands

Panama

Central African Republic

Papua New Guinea

Chad

Paraguay

Chile

Peru

China

Philippines

Colombia

Poland

Comoros

Portugal

Congo

Qatar

Costa Rica

Republic of Korea

Côte D'Ivoire

Republic of Moldova

Croatia

Romania

Cuba

Russian Federation

Cyprus

Rwanda

Czech Republic

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Saint Lucia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Denmark

Samoa

Djibouti

San Marino

Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe

Dominican Republic

Saudi Arabia

Ecuador

Senegal

Egypt

Serbia

El Salvador

Seychelles

Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone

Eritrea

Singapore

Estonia

Slovakia

Ethiopia

Slovenia

Fiji

Solomon Islands

Finland

Somalia

France

South Africa

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Gabon

South Sudan

Gambia

Spain

Georgia

Sri Lanka

Germany

State of Palestine

Ghana

Sudan

Greece

Suriname

Grenada

Swaziland

Guatemala

Sweden

Guinea

Switzerland

Guinea Bissau

Syrian Arab Republic

Guyana

Tajikistan

Haiti

Thailand

Holy See

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Honduras

Timor-Leste

Hungary

Togo

Iceland

Tonga

India

Trinidad and Tobago

Indonesia

Tunisia

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Turkey

Iraq

Turkmenistan

Ireland

Turks and Caicos

Israel

Tuvalu

Italy

Uganda

Jamaica

Ukraine

Japan

United Arab Emirates

Jordan

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Kazakhstan

United Republic of Tanzania

Kenya

United States of America

Kiribati

Uruguay

Kuwait

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

Vanuatu

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

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Latvia

Vietnam

Lebanon

Yemen

Lesotho

Zambia

Liberia

Zimbabwe

7. What was the last (most recent) year you hosted a PFP Fellow?

* 8. Have you ever hosted exchange visitors from programs other than PFP?
No, I have only hosted PFP Fellows
Yes, I have hosted exchange visitors from other programs

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Starter Questions
* 9. Please select all the exchange programs for which you hosted participants.
I do not remember the name of the exchange program(s)
1000 Islands, 1000 Stories (Indonesia)
Alien Physicians
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)
Alumni Stories (Algeria)
Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (“Alumni TIES”)
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
American Arts Incubator
American Councils of Young Political Leaders
American Film Showcase
American Music Abroad
An Empowerment and Civic Participation Virtual Exchange Series (Ethiopia)
Anti-Corruption Digital Storytelling for Youth Leaders in Ukraine
Arts Envoy Program
Au Pair
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Biennales
Building Capacity for Media Literacy (Botswana)
Camp Counselor
Center Stage
College and University Students

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Comic Books Project (Kazakhstan)
Community College Administrator Program
Community College Initiative Program
Community Solutions Program (CSP)
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX)
Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
Cultural Antiquities Task Force
DanceMotion USA
Dubai: Looking Towards Expo2020 Virtual Exchange with Sister Cities Dubai and Detroit
EducationUSA
EducationUSA Academy
EducationUSA Leadership Institutes
Emerging Young Leaders Award
English Access Microscholarship Program
English Language Fellows and Specialists
espnW: GSMP
Federated States of Micronesia: AFCP PD Program
Fortune-US DOS Global Women's Mentoring Partnership
From Start-Ups to Scale-Ups: Entrepreneurship Virtual Exchange (Chile)
Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistance Program
Fulbright Foreign Student Program
Fulbright Junior Faculty Development Program
Fulbright Specialist Program
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)
German-American Partnership Program (GAPP)

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Global Media Makers
Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
GLOBE Citizen Science Project
Governmental Visitor
Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program
Institute for Representative Govt
Intern
International Sports Progamming Initiative (ISPI)
International Writing Program
International Writing Program (IWP) for Eritrean Creative Writers
IVLP
IVLP On Demand
J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange
Japan-US Friendship Commission
Journalist Virtual Exchange Program (Kazakhstan)
Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES)
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Media Literacy Training for Journalists (Kyrgyzstan)
Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
Mission Driven Alumni Outreach (MDAO) Program
Morocco: Cinematheque of Tangier Archive Preservation
National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
National Youth Science Foundation (National Youth Science Camp)
Native American Issues Program
Next Level
Ngwang Choephel Fellows Program
OneBeat
Partners of the Americas
PAS Implementation Plans for YALI Alumni Engagement
Professor and Research Scholar
Promoting Human Rights via Comics (Paraguay)
Science and Technology Research Awardee Exchange (STRAX)

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Short-term Scholar
Sister Cities International
Solidarity Center
Specialist
Sport for Community
Sports Envoy Program
Sports Visitor Program
STEM Comic Book Project (Mexico)
Student Secondary
Study Abroad Capacity Building (Initiative)
Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars (SUSI)
Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders (SUSI)
Summer Work Travel
Teacher
Teachers for Global Classrooms
Teachers of Critical Languages Program
Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program
TechGirls
TechWomen
The American English E-Teacher Scholarship Program
Tibetan Scholarship Program
TIP Storytelling Program (Kolkata)
Trainee
U.S. Congress-ROK National Assembly Exchange Program
U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program
U.S. Pakistan Professional Partnership for Journalists
U.S.-South Pacific Scholarship Program
U.S.-Timor-Leste Scholarship Program
WWI Liberation Virtual Exchange Program (Belgium)
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI)
Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Fellowship (Academic Fellowship)
Young Southeast Asian Leaders Inititative (YSEALI)

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Youth Ambassadors
Youth Councils for Social Entrepreneurship (Mexico)
Youth Creative Camp (Botswana)
Youth Leadership On-demand
Youth Leadership Program (YLP)
Youth Podcasting for Storytelling Program (Tajikistan)
Other Department of State Exchange Program (not on the list)
Other Exchange Program (but not run by Department of State)

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Hosting Experience
In this section, if you have ever hosted more than one PFP Fellow, please answer based on the most
recent PFP Fellow.
* 10. For how long did the PFP Fellow stay with you?
Full time (full length of the exchange visit)
Part time (only part of the exchange visit)
Weekends only

* 11. Did you work at the host institution where the PFP Fellow was placed?
Yes
No

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Hosting Experience
* 12. In addition to being their homestay host, were you also the PFP Fellow's host supervisor or day-to-day
contact?
Yes, host supervisor
Yes, day-to-day contact
No, I was not either (I was only the homestay host)

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Hosting Experience
* 13. What did you do with the PFP Fellow? (Select all that apply.)
Spent informal time at home

Visited local tourist attractions

Ate meals together

Had professional conversations related to their work/fellowship

Attended community events (festivals, fairs, sporting events)

Had conversations about their home country

Attended religious services/visited religious institutions

Had conversations about the United States

Other (please specify)

* 14. Did you learn about different aspects of the PFP Fellow's home country by having them stay with you?
(Select all that apply.)
Yes

No

Customs
Food
Politics
Music
Sports
Economy
History
Other (please specify)

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Hosting Experience
For the remainder of the questions, please think about your overall experience with PFP; if you hosted
more than one PFP Fellow, please consider your experience with all the PFP Fellows, not just your
experience with the most recent one.
* 15. What motivated you to a host a PFP Fellow? ( Select all that apply.)
Lived abroad as a Peace Corps Volunteer
Lived abroad previously (non-Peace Corps Volunteer)
Wanted to expose my family to new cultures and ideas
Wanted to share my community with an international visitor
Believe in international exchange as a way of promoting understanding
Work at the host organization where the PFP Fellow(s) was placed
Other (please specify)

* 16. How did you learn about the opportunity to host a PFP Fellow?

* 17. Did you ...? (Select all that apply.)
Receive any training or orientation materials about hosting an international visitor/professional?
Receive any advance information about the type of program they were participating in (i.e., about the PFP)?
Have any communication with your PFP Fellow in advance of their arrival?
Feel well prepared to host them

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* 18. Did you face any challenges in hosting your PFP Fellow? (Select all that apply.)
Language barriers

Manners and respect

Cultural differences

No challenges

Dietary restrictions
Other (please specify)

* 19. To what extent did hosting a PFP Fellow improve your understanding of other countries and/or cultures?
To a great extent
To a moderate extent
Somewhat
Not at all

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Continued Contact
* 20. Have you or your family ever visited the PFP Fellow(s) you hosted in their home country?
Yes

No

Me only
Other family members
The whole family
(including me)

* 21. Has the PFP Fellow come back to visit you? (Or, if you hosted more than one PFP Fellow, have any of
them come back to visit you?)
Yes
No

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Continued Contact
* 22. In total, how many return visits have you had from the PFP Fellow (or PFP Fellows, if you hosted more
than one) since they completed their PFP Fellowship?

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Continued Contact
* 23. Are you still in contact today with the PFP Fellow or PFP Fellows you hosted?
Yes
No

* 24. How would you describe your current connection/relationship with them?
Mainly personal
Mainly professional
Personal and professional
No current connection/relationship

* 25. What recommendations would you suggest to make the homestay a better experience (either for you or for
the PFP Fellow)?

26. If you would like to share any other comments, please feel free to do so now.

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Additional Demographics
* 27. In which State do you live?

* 28. Which of the following best describes the place where you now live?
A large city
A suburb near a large city
A small city or town
A rural area

* 29. What is your education level?
Completed some high school

Completed some post graduate education

High school graduate

Master's degree

Completed some college

Ph.D., Law or Medical degree

Associate's degree

Other advanced degree (beyond Master's degree)

Bachelor's degree

30. What is your race or ethnicity? (Select all that apply.)
White

American Indian or Alaska Native

Hispanic or Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Other

Asian

Prefer not to answer

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Thank you so much for your time!

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