Forums / Public / Studying Abroad / We are considering to be a host family for a foreign exchange student?
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TrickSkate
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#338727 2008-05-19 15:21 GMT |
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Has anybody been a host mom / dad / brother / sister before and what was your experience? We have never hosted a foreign exchange student before, but we would like to be prepared with everything.
Any comments, ideas, things we should do and should not do? The foreign exchange student is supposed to stay with us for 3 month. He/she is a 16 year old teenager. |
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RainDrop
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#338728 2008-05-20 09:54 GMT |
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Well, I've never hosted, but I have lived with 3 different host families in my past study abroad experiences. Here are some things that made my stays pleasant:
1. honesty about whether the house was smoking or non smoking 2. when the families enquired about special diet or foods to avoid 3. being included in family activities, even mundane ones like grocery shopping 4. family took an interest in me, was patient in trying to make conversation in a foreign language, spent time together. Another important thing is to establish expectations up front, like curfew, phone use, having visitors, laundry, etc, especially since your student will be so young. It should be a fun and rewarding experience, hope you enjoy it! |
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