We are fortunate to have reflections from a host mom and two outbound exchange students that have just returned. Leaneta Eilers is both an Outbound Mother and a Host Mom. Autumn Eilers went to Brazil and Carson Janik went to Italy. It will be a fun meeting as we hear their expperiences


Leaneta Eilers – Outbound Mother 2011-2012 and Host Mother to Ivan Noah Yazschuk Lozier 2012

Leaneta Eilers was born and raised in Bryan, Texas where her father was a professor at Texas A&M.  She graduated from Texas A&M with an Animal Science degree.  She has lived in Chicago, Austin and Ft. Collins, CO before meeting her husband Joe Don.  Joe Don and Leaneta have been married for 18 years and have 3 daughters, Autumn-17, Mallory-15 and Remi-13.  The family has lived in the Humble area for 8 years.

Besides being a wife and mother, Leaneta is the Cheer Liaison for the AMS PTA and AMS Athletic Booster Club, member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, a Girl Scout leader of 11 years, and a substitute teacher for Humble ISD.  In whatever spare time she can carve out for herself she does enjoy listening to books on tape, traveling, scrap booking and doing genealogy research.

Autumn Eilers – Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Brazil 2011-2012

Autumn Eilers is 17 years old and studies at Atascocita High School. She is the daughter of Joe Don and Leaneta Eilers, both Texas A&M Aggies. She spent the last year in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil on Rotary Youth Exchange. She will be a senior this upcoming year and participates in theatre at AHS as well as other school clubs. She enjoys reading, movies, time with friends and family, travel and different foods, especially Brazilian and Chinese. She plans to attend Texas A&M after graduation.

Carson Janik – Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Italy 2011-2012

Carson Janik is 17 years old and a senior at Atascocita High School. She spent the last year in Lecco, Italy on Rotary Youth Exchange, learning Italian and making friends from all over the world. She was on the AHS drill team, and also loves to swing dance. She enjoys traveling around the world, hiking in the mountains, and studying nutrition. She would like to attend Texas A&M in the fall of 2013