Comments on: homestay or flat? which is better for a student in geneva switzerland?>? http://www.skyhomestayaustralia.com/student-homestay/homestay-or-flat-which-is-better-for-a-student-in-geneva-switzerland Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:17:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: thompjai http://www.skyhomestayaustralia.com/student-homestay/homestay-or-flat-which-is-better-for-a-student-in-geneva-switzerland/comment-page-1#comment-556 thompjai Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:02:59 +0000 http://www.skyhomestayaustralia.com/student-homestay/homestay-or-flat-which-is-better-for-a-student-in-geneva-switzerland#comment-556 I am studying in England this year and I am in a flat- it's a lot of fun and I appreciate my independence. My friend is in Spain and she is currently doing a homestay- which is good for language, but different countries have different cultures and she doesn't like some of the rules of staying with a host family. For instance she is not allowed to have any visitors, they are very private in their family units, so I can't really go visit her at all. And she isn't allowed to have the shower on for more than 5 min at a time so has to take fractured showers. There are just little things that some people may not to live an entire year with. She is actually moving from a homestay to a flat in 2 weeks because of it all. She loves her host family but it is actually costing her way more to stay with a family than a flat. So that is a factor also. Really depends on what sort of experience you want. Living with a group your own age is more fun, in my opinion.<br><b>References : </b><br>Personal experience I am studying in England this year and I am in a flat- it’s a lot of fun and I appreciate my independence.

My friend is in Spain and she is currently doing a homestay- which is good for language, but different countries have different cultures and she doesn’t like some of the rules of staying with a host family. For instance she is not allowed to have any visitors, they are very private in their family units, so I can’t really go visit her at all. And she isn’t allowed to have the shower on for more than 5 min at a time so has to take fractured showers. There are just little things that some people may not to live an entire year with.

She is actually moving from a homestay to a flat in 2 weeks because of it all. She loves her host family but it is actually costing her way more to stay with a family than a flat. So that is a factor also.

Really depends on what sort of experience you want. Living with a group your own age is more fun, in my opinion.
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]]> By: Melody O http://www.skyhomestayaustralia.com/student-homestay/homestay-or-flat-which-is-better-for-a-student-in-geneva-switzerland/comment-page-1#comment-555 Melody O Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:30:59 +0000 http://www.skyhomestayaustralia.com/student-homestay/homestay-or-flat-which-is-better-for-a-student-in-geneva-switzerland#comment-555 I prefer homestay<br><b>References : </b><br> I prefer homestay
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