A Perspective on Hosting

Dargan Moore
As the hosts of an exchange student our family is enjoying a variety of experiences and benefits.
Toyin is a source of learning for all of us with her entirely different viewpoint and background. Just as foreign travel lets you see your own home in a new way, her questions and comments, and the things we explain to her about life in America, give us a fresh and sometimes surprising view of our lives.
 
Another aspect of having an exchange student for an entire school year is the impact that her education will have on her perspective of the choices she has in life. All teenagers mature and learn about life throughout High School, but with the added impact of living in a different culture her journey is perhaps farther and faster. Being a part of that on a daily basis is a privilege, and we can already see Toyin enlarging her view of the possibilities that lie ahead.

Dargan Moore and his wife Janet Trent live in Sanford. Their oldest daughter, Emma '14 is a student at North Carolina State University. Their youngest daughter, Elizabeth '18 attends O'Neal.
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