Testimonials from Past Participants
Students
Rex Wang
Terry is a caring, patient and empathetic person. Durin the short period of time with her, she gave me warmth like a mother, and tirelessly helped me to do some…
Yanglin (Bobby) Mao
Ms. Terry organizes monthly events for us so all her students can promote mutual health. She is responsible and diligent and cares about my grades. If I get an illness,…
Haoyu Yan
I’m Haoyu Yan, an international student from China. I went to Harrisburg Academy in PA for three years. During the years, Ms. Terry had been my coordinator. She is a…
John Lee
Terry was a great agency and also a good friend of mine. She was always by my side and encouraged me and cared about me. She gave me chance when…
Hanna Kim
I attended Lansdale Catholic for three years and Terry was a great support to me. She was very helpful with my college essay and application and found me a very…
Yifan (John) Wang
As an F1 international student, I was always able to directly ask Terry about many things I didn’t understand. She will always give the fastest and most effective response and…
Host Families
Bob Wunder
Knowing Terry Capaldi has improved our lives in ways that we never expected. Through her, we have met people from many countries who have become our friends for life. We…
Deb Leotta
I have hosted for Genesis for five Summer Camps as well as several times during the school year. The Summer Camps were an incredible fun-filled month packed full of activities…
Rhonda Novicki
I have known Terry Capaldi through the International Student Placement program in my local Montgomery County area. She interviewed my husband and myself to see if we would be a…
Gregory and Jeannie Hufstetler
The quality of the planning and execution by Genesis Homestay for its international clientele is outstanding. We have been affiliated with many international agencies, but prefer Genesis Homestay over all…
Ray and Gloria Mills
Terry Capaldi coordinated our hosting of multiple foreign exchange students in years past. She has been responsible in giving us an adequate orientation in preparation to provide housing, food, support…
Summer Campers
Richard Jiang
Those days in Philadelphia during summer camp are unforgettable! My friend Jay and I heard about this program through our English teacher. We came to Philadelphia to enjoy the local…
Harrison Yu
I had a fantastic experience taking part in Ms. Terry’s Genesis Summer Camp. We had a lot of fun activities and visited many famous spots. We live in host family’s…
Jerry Xia
This is the best summer camp I’ve ever experienced. During the summer vacation in 2017, I participated in this summer camp. It was the first time that I had been…
Derry Chen
I really enjoyed my summer camp with Genesis Homestay. I had a lot of fun with my host family and everyone I met. We did a lot of colorful extracurricular…
Demin (David) Chen
The summer study tour not only allowed me to understand the daily study life of American middle school students but also exercised my English speaking ability and independent living ability…
Chaperones
Daisy Li
During our summer camp experience, I was surprised by Terry’s commitment to work. As a Chinese student group, the 12-hour time difference did not affect the needs of students and…
Wendy Zhang
Our summer camp arrived from China very late to the school. Genesis had a warm welcome party for our group even though it was almost midnight. Everything was organized and…