{"id":912,"date":"2015-12-23T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/?p=912"},"modified":"2015-12-17T14:25:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T22:25:48","slug":"how-to-prepare-to-host-an-international-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-to-host-an-international-student\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare to Host an International Student"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So you\u2019ve signed up to be a host family for an international student. You\u2019re probably feeling a mixture of excitement and anxiety right now, as you think about how to prepare for your student\u2019s arrival. Fortunately, it\u2019s actually pretty easy to prepare to host an international student if you just take it one step at a time.<\/p>\n

Set Up a Spare Bedroom<\/p>\n

We\u2019re assuming, for the purposes of this article, that you\u2019ve already applied to be a host family with USH and that you\u2019re preparing for a home visit and for your student to arrive once we\u2019ve found a good match. The first thing to do, then, is to make sure that you have a room set up and ready for your student when they arrive.<\/p>\n

If you have a designated guest room already, then you might just want to make sure there\u2019s a fresh set of sheets on the bed and that you haven\u2019t been using it for storage. If you\u2019re converting a spare room to be your student\u2019s room, you\u2019ll need to make sure that you have a good bed, a wardrobe or closet, and a chest of drawers where they can put their clothes. A shelf for books and a desk where they can do their homework will be a good touch, too.<\/p>\n

Set Important House Rules<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t assume that your house rules are obvious or that it\u2019s easy to tell which are the most important to follow. Instead, go ahead and write down a list of the most important rules to follow in your home. Then you\u2019ll be able to discuss these with your student when they arrive and avoid some potentially awkward or unpleasant situations.<\/p>\n

Brainstorm Fun Activities in Your Area<\/p>\n

Finally, you\u2019ll want to give your student a full experience of living in the US, so why not show them what your town or city has to offer? Brainstorm some fun activities that you like to do, and check local event calendars to see what\u2019s going to be happening in your area while your student is staying with you. Then you can have a lot of great things planned before they ever arrive.<\/p>\n

Preparing to host an international student honestly doesn\u2019t take a lot of work. You just need to ensure that you have somewhere comfortable and safe for them to sleep and keep their belongings, a few house guidelines, and some fun plans for when they arrive. For more information on becoming a host, apply with USH today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So you\u2019ve signed up to be a host family for an international student. You\u2019re probably feeling a mixture of excitement and anxiety right now, as you think about how to prepare for your student\u2019s arrival. Fortunately, it\u2019s actually pretty easy to prepare to host an international student if you just take it one step at a time. Set Up a Spare Bedroom We\u2019re assuming, for the purposes of this article, that you\u2019ve already applied to be a host family with…<\/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":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912"}],"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=912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":914,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912\/revisions\/914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}