Today is Earth Day. The goal of the day is to “increase awareness, responsibility and action towards a clean, healthy future for all living things.” Take some time today to do your part to help the earth; go to a park or other public space with your host family and pick up trash, ensure your host children are recycling everything they can, or plant a tree.

Here are some activities you can do with your children: http://www.epa.gov/region5/publications/happy/happy.pdf