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Episode 40: Fearless Communication Skills and Owning Your Moxie with Heather Thompson

October 28, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Communication, Food, Guests, Long-term hosting, Short-term hosting, Travel 00:50:10

One of the major challenges of hosting international students is to navigate the language barrier. Communication is key to any relationship, so how do you have the confidence to speak your mind when your student doesn’t speak your language? At times you need to be fearless and in today’s episode we chat with Heather Thompson who shares this grit with a side of humour.

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Episode 26: Top 5 Things To Not Do as a Homestay Parent

June 3, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Communication, Family, Parenting 00:33:40

This episode about what not to do as a homestay parent has a lot of laughter. Not because the subject matter isn’t serious, but because humour boots creativity and problem-solving. Laughter encourages risk-taking and develops thinking skills that we use to analyze situations to create more positive outcomes for you as a host and your student’s experience.

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