Zuber, Jim & Lara

Date:
2014-02-23
Length:
111 mins.
Interviewer:
Skaggs, Tommy
Transcription available:
no
Interview Number(s):
2015_40_
Summary:
Lara and Jim Zuber met during in Louisville during their undergraduate studies. They soon married and moved to Louisville. Lara works as a computer programmer at UPS. Jim is the senior design engineer at Challenger Lifts. They have one daughter Elena who is 18 years old and is a Freshman in university. They decided to become hosts for the Worlds Affairs Council to provide their daughter with international experiences. They have hosted several students over the past couple years.The bulk of the interview drew from their experiences with a visitor the same age as their daughter Elena. This individual stayed with them an entire year and they grew very close. Social interactions between cultures, foreigners in American high schools, and why people become interested in hosting international visitors are all covered within the interview.
Topic(s):
Cultural diplomacy--Kentucky--Louisville, World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana.