Trying to prepare for the worst before I leave for Florence! Maybe you can help?
5 MORE WEEKS!!!
For those of you who are studying abroad, maybe you will have better luck than I had using these free and awesome homestay resources:
http://homestayfinder.com/
http://homestayweb.com/
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Eric Liljenstolpe shares some insights he has learned from 10 years of working with university students in Costa Rica about living with a host family. Eric is the Director of Institute of Global Education, University of Dreams Costa Rica and of the Globalsolutions Group.
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hi Dear Sir or Madam,
my name is Zakaria, i’m 17 moroccan, i want to visit usa ( summer 2010 )
and i am looking for families who want to host Tourist visitor
i am waiting
have a good day..
http://www.studentexchange.us/usa.html
IH London has a dedicated Accommodation Officer to help you choose where to stay in London. Options include Halls of Residence accommodation, a homestay with a local family or a central London hotel.
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I went to Japan through YFU on the summer of 2008 and here are some suggestions or some things to expect if you want to study abroad and homestay in Japan as well. 
I’ve also been to Japan two other times and have had many Japanese exchange brothers and sisters who lived with my family as well, so I at least know a little something of what I’m talking about. XD
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At the Haruno residence. 
My host sister, Ayano-chan, and I chillin at 1 am…doing /helping out with Japanese School ENGLISH homework. INTENSE. Enjoy!
Cheers, Shans
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Im going to Poland during the Spring and staying with a family that has not been decided. What are some American culture-like gifts that a typical Pole would enjoy?
There are actually a large number of things from which you can select an appropriate gift, such as pottery or artwork.
Try this link for some more ideas: http://www.polandbymail.com/
Good luck and happy traveling.
Edit: Friggin’ YouTube. I spent 3 hours uploading this video to find that it once again cut it to like 4:42 when my video was barely 10 minutes long. In order to reupload, I had to crapify the quality because my SUPER HIGH QUALITY IPHONE VIDEO is too much for YouTube to handle .__.
Documenting when my host family took me to Kamogawa! It was a little over a two hour drive from where we live, but it wasn’t so bad because of the beautiful scenery and the fact that we drove across a really long bridge from one side of the bay to the other, and that there never seems to be anyone on the freeway around here. Being from Los Angeles, that is amazing to me.
If you haven’t noticed yet, I bore easily and decided to color-code the subtitles.
Me – black
Youko – pink
Tomo – dark blue
Touse – light blue
Ryouei – green
And I know, I know. I filmed a lot of TV in this one. But some of the stuff we were watching was too hilarious to pass up. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is actually really hilarious… And it must cost so much for them to make that show. It’s all high quality fighting sequences, effects… Lolz. Wish they had that kinda money for the live action Sailor Moon.
I didn’t get to film all the sea creatures I wanted to because my feeble iPhone battery couldn’t handle me constantly filming. But I got the best stuff, so it’s okay.
Enjoy!
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Host Family in Peru is an opportunity to live in a friendly home with http://hostfamilyperu.com/ a Peruvian family located in safe and nice areas. You will be able to experience the Peruvian life style and culture up close, and learn about the customs and traditions. You will feel safe in a family environment, which is just like staying in a second home in South America.
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More information about how to sign up for Russian Homestay and to be a host in Moscow.
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