I participated in multiple homestays in different countries as part of my studies. The shortest was one night, the longest one month. But to be clear, no working, just an opportunity to live with a local family when studying abroad.
I guess those were the best ways to actually see how regular people live in those countries. What are the apartments like, what kind of habits they have. Everyday stuff that you won’t see as a regular tourist.
Those would have also been golden opportunities to improve my language skills more, if I wasn’t so shy.
But regardless, now almost 20 years later, those are one of the very memorable and distinct experiences from my youth.
I would definitely recommend it. Assuming the culture/country is something that interests you.
I participated in multiple homestays in different countries as part of my studies. The shortest was one night, the longest one month. But to be clear, no working, just an opportunity to live with a local family when studying abroad.
I guess those were the best ways to actually see how regular people live in those countries. What are the apartments like, what kind of habits they have. Everyday stuff that you won’t see as a regular tourist.
Those would have also been golden opportunities to improve my language skills more, if I wasn’t so shy.
But regardless, now almost 20 years later, those are one of the very memorable and distinct experiences from my youth.
I would definitely recommend it. Assuming the culture/country is something that interests you.