Preparing for a Family Stay

Hosting Opportunities

Besides attending preparation meetings and carefully reviewing the Student Guidebook and other Study Materials, the best way to prepare for your own family stay is by hosting a visiting student. Hosting allows you to:

  • See the struggles your visitor overcomes during a stay with you and understand how you will deal with your own concerns.

Manuel was a perfect gentleman. We hope our son learned some manners from him. We learned a lot about Spain, which will really help our daughter before she goes to Spain over spring break next year.
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  • Recognize that host families have their own expectations. Keeping this in mind during your own host family experience will help you create a friendship that is long-lasting.
  • Receive a hosting discount/rebate toward your program cost.
  • Pay it forward - after you've been welcomed by your own host family, you will be eager to repay their kindness by welcoming a foreign student.

Find out more about hosting a student.