Hosting International Students

[birnehelene]

I would like to recommend Host UK, a charity which matches international students who are studying in the UK with host families for weekend visits or Christmas/Easter visits. My partner and I hosted a student from China over Christmas and had a wonderful time. It was a great opportunity to share British Christmas traditions whilst at the same time learning about Chinese culture. If you are interested, all the information is on their website: http://www.hostuk.org.uk/

To apply to become a host family, you can contact the organisation and they will pass on your details to the regional organiser in London, you then complete an application form and the regional organiser pays you a visit - just to check that the accommodation for the student is as described. We were all signed up within a couple of weeks.