Christmas exchange

International students signed up for the activity through a form and they got the chance to be assigned to an Italian family to spend a Christmas meal with. The families also had filled in a form with the available days and the cities where they would spend their holidays. Most of them belonged to students from Politecnico of Milan but the form was open to all Italian families interested, in order to be able to assign as many International students as possible. Around 400 international students signed up with o or without friends and the families involved where 102. Unfortunately we didn't have enough families to satisfy the demand and a number of students and families chose not to participate due to Covid-related issues. About 50 families and 80 students actually spent a meal together. The experience ended up being really appreciated on both sides and we had very positive feedback in the days following the Exchange. Most families were very warm with the students. Most of them enjoyed having a foreign student at Christmas and would likely repeat the experience next year. The Exchange included families from all parts of Italy. We assigned the students based on how far they were willing to move, languages they spoke and specific food restrictions.