{"id":314,"date":"2014-04-01T00:11:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T07:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/?p=314"},"modified":"2014-04-01T00:14:10","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T07:14:10","slug":"host-family-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/host-family-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"USH Host Family Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shutterstock_62245588-1024x682.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shutterstock_62245588-1024x682.jpg?resize=1024%2C682\" alt=\"shutterstock_62245588-1024x682\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shutterstock_62245588-1024x682.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shutterstock_62245588-1024x682.jpg?resize=375%2C249&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosting a student is a rewarding and memorable experience. More and more families register as hosts engaged in a homestay for international students.<\/p>\n<p>Accommodation by a local host family to students coming to the US to study abroad contributes to a rewarding  life experience for both parties \u2013 on an international level. Thanks to the host families, the international student will have the opportunity to taste what life is really link in the country in which he or she come to study.<\/p>\n<p>As a host,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You should have a spare, private bedroom available for students. <\/li>\n<li>The room should be furnished with at least a bed, desk, and closet space. <\/li>\n<li>You will be able to provide students with one of three meal plans. <\/li>\n<li>The homestay should be a clean and friendly environment for everyone&#8217;s comfort.<\/li>\n<li>Hosts must keep in communication with USH staff and inform us of any change in accommodation, meal plan, dates, etc.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<p>For more information, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/faq.php\">FAQ Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hosting a student is a rewarding and memorable experience. More and more families register as hosts engaged in a homestay for international students. Accommodation by a local host family to students coming to the US to study abroad contributes to a rewarding life experience for both parties \u2013 on an international level. Thanks to the host families, the international student will have the opportunity to taste what life is really link in the country in which he or she come&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[32],"tags":[40],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}