I was on a Spanish exchange when I was at school. A spanish girl came over for a month, then I went back to Spain with her for a month. We had a fantastic time and we are still friends. We had no problems at all, because Pilar was such a great girl who was willing to give anything a go. On her first night here she came to a ceilidh I was playing at and loved it. The funniest moment we had was when she was reading some english books, and she didn't understand some of the words, so we all acted them out for her - like charades. The funniest one was explaining "widow".

So, rest assured it can be great fun for all involved.

Bagpuss