Home Stay

My brother’s family is interested in hosting students from South Korea. He is a stay-at-home dad who is raising two children, and also supports himself mostly from tutoring middle/high school students. We heard about hosting students from Korea, but I don’t have good ideas as to how to advertise. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

There are exchange student programs, and you should contact them.
I have hosted students from Spain and Germany but not from Asia.
You will be interviewed and someone will visit your home, to make sure you qualify, and you will need to take care of them for one school year.
They have spending money, but it is like having another child at your home.

Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding Canadian income tax.

What if the homestay host family refuses to give you receipt and forces you to pay cash each month (or they’re going to raise the price)? And you are not happy with it? Can you report this?

I’v been living there for 4 months now, paying $750 per month in cash. If not paid in cash, they’ll charge $1000 per month instead….

Lily

What’s "homestay"? Do you mean "rent"?

And for what purpose do you need the receipt? Income tax? If so, what province?

I’m a high school student in the United States. I need something – whether it be an internship, homestay, boarding school etc. to get me to Sydney this summer (when it will be winter there) and keep me grounded with a good amount of independence. Do you have any specific suggestions on where to go? I’ve done a lot of research, but I’ve found it extremely difficult to find something that wasn’t a teen tour-like program

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I just arrived in Toronto the day before yesterday,living with a homestay family of an old couple’s about 60 years old.They are really really nice people.They’ve been telling me to make myself at home and do whatever I want to.I talked with them when having meals,just some casual topics about our families and my study.It was nice.But the rest of the day,I just don’t know what to do.They watch TV,and call their frieds &kids,staying quite idle.I feel it’s sort of boring and have nothing to do,especially when I don’t have to attend school yet.And I can’t find children of my age around here.The internet seems to be the only way to kill my time.

I am the outdoor kinda girl and the place they live is quite far away from downtown or any other public facilities.It’s quite different from where I used to live.I don’t wanna bother them or make them think that I feel bored,nor do I wanna wander around ,doing nothing like a zombie.

What can I do? How can I have more communication and interaction with them?I don’t know much about the people and the culture here nor do I think that we have much in common…But I hate to just stay polite.And my English is still not good enough ,so I got stuck a lot when talking .

I really want to feel like a part of the family.Tips please!!

You could try asking them questions about what sort of outdoor activities there are in the area, and what sort of places people go to. Ask them other questions about the area, as well. Or ask about where they went to school, and what it was like. Will you be walking to your school, or getting a ride? Perhaps you could go and see where it is. Or maybe they could tell you about the shops in the neighbourhood. Maybe there are some things that you could do to help out around the house. Sometimes it is easier to get to know someone when you are doing dishes together. Maybe even just walk around the neighbourhood to find out where things are, such as stores, transit, mail boxes, and things like that.

I am sure that things will get better for you as you settle in; two days isn’t really much time to feel at home. You may be jet lagged as well, depending on where you are from. That doesn’t help a person to feel their best.

And your English is quite good already, and it will get better with time!

I’m 17 right now, and I plan to go to a homestay in Canada soon.
But I was wondering what procedures need to be done before getting there?

Like, do you need to get your parents to sign anything? Btw, this isn’t a school homestay program, it’s just a normal homestay hosted by other people.
Also, when I go into homestay, does that mean my homestay parents will be my legal gaurdian?

Please help
I am planning to stay there for longer than 6 months and I am a citizen… Is it different if I’m staying longer than that?
And also, how do I notarize a letter of permission? I just googled it and was wondering if it has to be signed in front of lawyer.

Thanks so much for the help btw.

How long are you planning to stay?

If it is less than six months and you are an American citizen, you just need a passport and signed, notarised letter of permission from your parents. Homestay hosts are not guardians.

If this is someone you have only met online, be very, very careful.

Edit: for more than six months you need a visa.

Your parents sign the letter of consent in front of a lawyer or notary who stamps it as genuine.

i got a japanese friend who was a homestay student at my home, i asked her when she graduates from senior high school and she says 2012, when she is 17 years old turning 18 this year…
so do they graduate at 19?

I am sure she’ll graduate when she’s eighteen UNLESS she is held back and has to take an extra year of high school.

In the U.S. you have 5 years of elementary school. So, when you’re in sixth grade you’re considered to be in junior high school and you have four years of senior high.

In Japan however, you have 6 years of elementary school. So you have 3 years of junior high and 3 years of high school.

In a couple weeks, I will be taking a trip with my class to the Dominican Republic. We will be staying in rustic homestays, and I am looking for tips and tricks on how to deal with my naturally curly hair. There will be hardly any opportunities to shower, and showering is the key to keeping curly hair untangled, because it’s almost impossible to use a brush. Are there other ways to help keep the curls fresh? Any help would be greatly appreciated! My hair is medium length, pretty thick and it frizzes a lot.

You should definitely buy some dry shampoo.

Try:
TRESemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo : 5.95 CVS
Salon Grafix Spray Powder Shampoo for Brunette Shades: $7.99 CVS
Psssssst Instant Spray Shampoo Unscented Normal To Oily Hair: $6.49 CVS

Dry shampoo works by absorbing all the oil in your hair that makes it greasy, and it leaves it washed without having to use water

I use it when I go on camping trips and I know there won’t be showers for at least 5 days.

I have wavy unruly hair, so I definitely recommend any of those products