Please take a look at the request I received from Past-President Dick Harwood. Thanks, Dennis.
I met with a delightful young woman on Saturday named Veronika Repkova. Veronika is from the Czech Republic, a January (2017) graduate from a university there (and will be retuning for a Master’s degree there in the fall), and is working for her third summer as a salesperson for the Southwestern Company based in Nashville, TN. The Southwestern Co. sells educational materials geared for pre-school through high school. They sell door-to-door and utilize only college students from the U.S. and around the world as salespeople. I can vouch for their legitimacy because I sold for the Southwestern Co. for two summers while I was in college many years ago.
Veronika is leading a team of several other Czech students who will be selling this summer in Colorado Springs. She contacted me as an “alumnus” of Southwestern and asked me if I knew of anyone who might have a room or rooms available for one or more of the students for the summer. I'd put up a couple of them but I’ll be gone for extended periods of time this summer and wouldn’t feel comfortable having anyone stay in my house while I’m traveling.
The students don’t need “hosting” the way a foreign exchange student does. They are very independent and work six days a week from about 7:00 am until 8:00 or 9:00 at night. All of them obviously speak very good English, are mature and responsible, and have been well-vetted by the Southwestern Co. A couple of them might have rental cars but most ride bicycles or take buses and walk.
If you know of anyone who might be willing to house one or two of these students for the summer – or if you would be willing to talk with Veronika and give her any suggestions you might have – I would really appreciate it and will pass that information on to her.
Thanks,
Dick Harwood