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The Benefits of Homestay

Global Immersions Homestay has been working with families in Boston and international visitors for over thirteen years. Such lengthy experience in providing inter-cultural connections for both visitors and hosts has given us time to collect some testimonials about what homestay means to them. 

A host mother from Saugus wrote:
"I have been hosting with Global Immersions for almost three years. I write to commend you and the Global Immersions Team on your professionalism and dedication to your international visitors and hosts. Your attention to detail, hands on approach, keeping your hosts informed with details and changes every step of the way throughout the duration of the stay and continued follow up and evaluation speaks to your 'First Class Operation'. I have never hosted with another agency or independently until recently when I was referred to an agency and hosted a single guest for one month. That single hosting experience is what compelled me to express my appreciation for your attention to detail and all that you do to ensure a successful homestay experience for all."

A German college student attending Boston University wrote:
"Living with a host family was the best decision I could have made. The thing I liked most was that I was almost instantly accepted as a family member. Thanks to Global Immersions who considered every request I had regarding the host family, and placed me in a family that met all of them."

A host father from Brookline MA wrote:
"My host experience so far has been great. My children are having fun with the students. I had a student from China who stayed with us for ten months - now she is like a daughter to me, and like a sister to my son and daughter."

So what are you waiting for? Contact Global Immersion at http://www.globalimmersions.com/ or by calling 617-484-4055 to learn more of the benefits of hosting international students!

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