What should I tell my host family?

Your Host Family

• What do you (the parents) do for a living?
• Where do you work and what are your work hours?
• What kinds of activities does your family do together?
• Would you say you are an active family?
• How do you spend your weekends or free time?
• Do you like sports, film, computers?

What is it like staying with a host family?

By living with a host family, you’ll help yourself and them develop greater empathy, intercultural awareness, and adaptability. You’ll become mutual friends of peace. You’ll become family. “I gained a permanent family that I maintain contact with regularly.

What happens when you stay with a host family?

By staying with a friendly host family, you, your child, teenager or family group can eat, sleep and breathe a new language and culture as part of a totally immersive experience. Your child might be preparing for an exam. Or perhaps you’d like to feed a personal passion for languages.

How to keep in touch with family members?

If you have a large family, organize a reunion planning committee made up of three or four of your family members. You’ll have fun organizing it with them, and it will encourage you to keep in touch. Make time to grab lunch with a family member. Catch up with them during your lunch break, or try to find time to meet for lunch on the weekend.

How does a host family help an exchange student?

By becoming a host family, you can form lifelong connections with your exchange student, and even their family back in their home country. More often than not, host families maintain the relationship with their exchange student long after the program ends. These lifelong connections bridge the gap between different countries and cultures.

How to choose the best host family for your child?

So if your child dreams of learning to ride a horse while learning the target language, or you want to enjoy long country walks while discussing the scenery to test your fluency, you can. Simply choose a host family that shares these interests.