Cell Phone Guidelines for Students and Host
Families
YFU knows that the key to every student’s successful
adjustment is frequent personal communication
andinteraction with host family and new friends in the
host country. Increasingly, peer communication among
students is via cell phone and text message, and use of this
technology is a key way for the YFU student to network with
new American friends.
YFU acknowledges that most students will bring with them
or purchase a cell phone while on program. We must
caution that cell phones, if used to maintain daily contact
with friends and family in the home country, can affect
a student’s ability to adapt to the host environment and
thus jeopardize success on program. Specifically, conta