Sick with Homestay

The opportunity to learn the language.

In most of the local families, students "ate together, together in the same work," as a member of the family and the family's Manager. Through daily communication with family members using the native language, language learning of students will progress faster, more proficient.Living with a family from a different country, a different culture for novelty, students will understand more about the foreigners, about the culture, beliefs, preferences, culinary ... of them, it is the deep understanding that students can hardly get when they live together with foreign students in dormitories for international students.

Dig Mature uk, Korean students, asserts with his mother: "the best way you can learn about Korean language and Korean life is lived along a South Korean family". Before coming to South Korea, Shu was hesitant about having to live with a family that he did not know and could not communicate with them. But now looking back, living with a family in Busan, you see that the Shu really is a right decision.

With a native family kind, open minded and have good knowledge background, family members will help students easily accustomed to the new life. Even the older ones will care, advice, help students, especially in difficult circumstances. They point to where your child should not set foot to the manners and how to not bring the trouble.

Once viewed as a true member of the family, your child will find the relationship really sticking between them and native families, making the children feel at home, in country flavor, forget not also feeling alienated, lonely. Duong Thanh Nga, Australian students share: "... Home owners do a lot of things make me feel themselves as full members of the family. When I came in, they led me through the introduction with the neighbor, I participated in all the activities of the family, take me along to go see plays, see art exhibitions, concerts, and register for me to join the event and then also search the karate teacher for me... ". On the weekend, the Russians often go sightseeing with his family, help your doctor daughter to work, try to do homework in the living room to have a chance to chat and cooking with everyone-Russia Center.

The high level of stress and loneliness

Take advantage of the opportunity to join the family's common-photo illustrated.The majority of international students often feel uncomfortable and filled with anxiety during the beginning of living in a new environment, a strange family, a strange culture and they have to take some time to get accustomed to the new life. If lucky, the students live with the rich family, friendly feelings, concern, help and treat students as family, but also the families expressed lukewarm, contingency these aggressor, even hate, treated very badly with student accommodation. Nguyen Hong Long, American students share: "I was trying very much to be able to integrate but at last I'm sick, not eating anything, do not communicate ...".Also Le Thi Ngoc Linh, the Dutch student said: I was with a family that has two little girls ... There are 4 months and they still totally ignoring my presence in the family. That family are very embarrassing when talking to me in English, and those of their families only told each other in Dutch and I hear also what. They just treated me as a person. On Christmas Eve, even I did not join open the presents together with their families. That, remember, remember Vietnam to weep ... as of now, every time you think back about that time, I still see it as a nightmare ... ".

Hoang Ngoc Anh, a Dutch student, suitcases, bags out on the street at the right Christmas because "the landlord told me that she hated my appearance, from eating even to the hair, and then both my hygiene habits. It's true that terrible time ".

Thy Nguyen Le Ngoc Anh's classmates, then there is a pretty good start with family only have a mother and a son. But when the landlord notice that you earn more money from work for Thy accommodation and Thy also exchanged frankly that he is not the home as she expected. What is the host of "cold war" until she gets bored and walks away ...

Don't be too believe in the words promote pink just about life with his family. The spiritual life of the students when away from home, away from home have a role of utmost importance for the study results. Whether the host family or homestay, the parents and the students, the students before deciding to study abroad have to weigh carefully and have alternative when your child meets a host family not as you like.=