For most homestay parents, the thought of hosting an international student is absolutely thrilling. Unfortunately, it sometimes won\u2019t work out. In which case, you\u2019ll need to understand the following.<\/p>\n
Understand That Sometimes These Things Happen<\/p>\n
There are all kinds of reasons international students and their hosts families don\u2019t work out. It happens all the time every single year. This is just the nature of hosting programs. It\u2019s not perfect so these situations arise.<\/p>\n
Also, just because there haven\u2019t been dramatic fights or arguments doesn\u2019t mean things still aren\u2019t working out. You and your international student may be very courteous to one another. Nonetheless, because of cultural differences or some other reason, you\u2019d both be better suited for another party. It\u2019s not the end of the world.<\/p>\n
Know That Moving On Is Best for the Student<\/p>\n
You\u2019re kind to worry that moving your international student out of your home may have a negative impact on them in some way. It\u2019s only natural that you may put off the decision to some degree simply because you don\u2019t want to hurt their feelings or make them think they\u2019re unloved.<\/p>\n
However, you also have to consider what the rest of the year will be like for them if you try to keep them despite obvious problems. They may also be worried about speaking up.<\/p>\n
In a lot of programs, the student can\u2019t simply demand a new family anyway. Unless they point to abuse or some other serious matter, it\u2019s the homestay parents who have to pull the trigger.<\/p>\n
Make the difficult decision and, even though things didn\u2019t work out between you and the other child, you\u2019ll still be doing them a huge kindness.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Better to Make the Decision Sooner Rather Than Later<\/p>\n
While putting an end to a homestay experience is definitely not something you want to rush, the fact of the matter is that it really is much better if you do so sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
For one thing, if this is your first time being a homestay parent, you don\u2019t want this one bad experience to ruin your perception of this type of experience forever so that you never try doing it again.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, if you both walk away from this soon enough, there will be time for both of you to find new opportunities. You can still be a homestay parent that year and your former student can find a new family to stay with.<\/p>\n
Before Ending the Homestay Arrangement<\/p>\n
Before you finally make the call to end the homestay arrangement, we\u2019d recommend you do a few things.<\/p>\n
The first is obvious: talk to your student about the issues that have you thinking this way. You shouldn\u2019t be insulting. As much as possible, you want to frame this as a simple situation wherein you both just aren\u2019t good fits for each other. No one is right or wrong.<\/p>\n
Presumably, you\u2019ve already done this before it got to this point. If so, you might want to give it one more try just to make sure the problem isn\u2019t persisting simply because the student doesn\u2019t understand your grievances.<\/p>\n
In any case, you and your spouse should then set a milestone. This will depend on the nature of the problem and how far along you are in the program.<\/p>\n
However, let\u2019s say it\u2019s a month. You both agree to give it one more month and decide what the situation has to look like then or otherwise you make the call.<\/p>\n
For most people, the hardest part about ending a homestay experience with a student is feeling like they failed them. Again, you have to keep in mind that these things happen and you\u2019re both better off moving on early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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