Davis Housing Services

Davis Housing Services partners with other local resources to develop these new and exciting exchange programs.

International student has many opportunities to have simple exchanges with UC Davis student through the Pals Program to more in-depth exchanges with other families through the Friendship Family Program. Common experience is enriched by enjoying summer BBQs, sport events, music concerts, delicious traditonal Thanksgiving dinner, and Halloween "Trick or Treat" in the Davis tradition through the Holiday Exchange Program.

“Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed. We are reminded that we're joined together by our pursuit of a life that's productive and purposeful, and when that happens mistrust begins to fade and our smaller differences no longer overshadow the things that we share. And that's where progress begins.”

President Barack Obama, remarks at student roundtable in Istanbul, Turkey, April 7, 2009.