Host Family:
Jafek family
Primary contact
Tim Jafek
Household members
Name | Age | Gender | Family role |
---|---|---|---|
Tim Jafek | 51 | M | father |
Julie Jafek | 53 | F | mother |
Catalina Jafek | 18 | F | daughter |
William Jafek | 16 | M | son |
Other information
Connections to Japan
We visited Japan once for a week in March 2019. We visited Tokyo and Kyoto. We hosted a student from Takayama in the sister city program two years ago. We recently started Skyping with him to practice English with him.
Japanese language capabilities in the household
Conversation: None
Reading and writing: None
Pets, dietary restrictions, etc.:
We have two cats.
Other information about the household:
Tim is a lawyer. His hobby is bicycling and photography.
Julie is a social
worker.
Catalina is going to college in the fall at Lawrence University. It will
be her first year, and she will be studying art.
William will be in 11th grade at
Cherry Creek High School. He enjoys studying science and playing videogames.
There is a Rockies game the weekend the students will be here, so if a student
likes baseball, we could take them to a baseball game.
My wife and children are
Native American (Navajo). That might be of special interest to a student.