Our downtown church sponsors home visits – in the city, suburbs, small towns or in the country.  Hosts include all ages and family make-ups, single men or women, couples, families with children.  Market Square Presbyterian Church has members who live throughout south-central Pennsylvania.  We also have hosts who participate from other churches in the area.  We welcome students to share our holiday season and our part of the United States.

Although we offer a variety of trips and activities, Market Square’s CIH program allows students time to relax and spend time with your host. 

Our traditional activities include an “international dinner” with food prepared by students and hosts, a New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown Harrisburg (watch the strawberry drop from Strawberry Square at midnight), a tour of downtown Harrisburg (capital city of America’s fifth-largest state), the National Civil War Museum, museums and more.

We also offer day-long bus trips to Washington, DC and New York City.  Other trips may include small group outings to Hershey Chocolate World and Hershey Park’s Christmas Candylane, Amish country in nearby Lancaster County, Gettysburg, Baltimore or Philadelphia.  Your host also may arrange for you to enjoy downhill skiing (available but somewhat expensive), snow tubing, indoor ice skating or other winter activities.

We welcome you to join us for our Christmas holiday, and we believe that the Harrisburg program has something for everyone.

If you are a student interested in the CIH-Harrisburg, PA, program, please first apply through CIH application process.

For more information on the Harrisburg Program, check out our Web Page

 

Program Size	20 students
Program Type	Homes
Accommodations	Males and females, couples and families
Dress	Warm clothes, including coats
Suggested cash for optional personal expenses	Personal expenses, shopping, bus tours (@ $50)
Program Dates	December 20, 2008 to January 2, 2009
Airport	Harrisburg Airport (MDT)
Train Depot	Harrisburg Transportation Center
Bus Depot	Harrisburg Transportation Center
Driving Directions	On request
Weather	Can be very cold, maybe snow
Local Attractions	State Capital, County Courthouse, State Museum, Civil War Museum, Hershey Chocolate Factory, Candyland, Amish Country, Gettysburg