Every day will bring new experiences. Small cultural differences that have an impact tend to affect students the most. But because they join a homestay for international students to gain an American experience, you don’t have to go out of your way when it comes to preparing food.

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Meal Plans Make International
Homestay Students Feel…At Home

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When an international student visits an American
homestay family, acculturation opportunities occur for
both.
The student will not only encounter academic challenges, but also
lifestyle changes with the homestay family.

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The host family will discover new patterns of operation
with their guest, but with few, if any, major interruptions
to their routine.
The cultural experience thrills students. And the families enjoy the
cross-cultural exchange.

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Questions about Cooking
> Food offers the occasion for discovery.
> Most students look for a host to provide a ‘meal plan’ or a ‘room
with meals’.

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Typically, this comprises continental breakfast and dinner.
> Host families like to begin the homestay for international
students with a first meal to get to know one another.
> During a home interview when the host seems concerned about
providing meals, we ask, “Do you cook?” They usually do.

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We point out that this is fine, because no special meal
preparation is required.
Students in an international homestay do not expect native
foods–just something they can have before and after school each
day.

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We want our hosts to feel comfortable, too, if they do not
cook. So, we suggest hosts offer the student a Breakfast
Only or Room Only plan.
We don’t want you to feel overwhelmed everyday thinking what
to cook for the student.

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Some dinner items will be unfamiliar to international
homestay students.
Other fare may be more common due to media and franchise
exposure.

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Tolerance for novelty will vary, but students readily find
comfort in just having a healthy and nutritious
homemade meal from their homestay host.
The host family can also decide whether they want to discover the
culinary traditions of their international student, or not.

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Every day will bring new experiences.
> Small cultural differences that have an impact tend to affect
students the most.
> But because they join a homestay for international students to
gain an American experience, you don’t have to go out of your
way when it comes to preparing food.

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Universal Student Housing
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