Meet a CIEE Host Family: The Tarascios

The Tarascio family with their student, Annika, from Germany.

​The Tarascio family of Cathedral City, CA is currently hosting their third CIEE student. An active family, they enjoy taking their students camping around southern California, ranging everywhere from the beach to the mountains.

Host mom Erin and host dad Jamie have two young daughters and like exposing them to different cultures. Favorite moments with previous students have included trips to Disneyland and watching their student’s sports games.

​Both Erin and Jamie work for Desert Sands Unified District, so they grow very close to their students, and are very involved in their student’s life.

Hear what other families have to say about the hosting experience, and why bringing students to the U.S. is so important to them. ​