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Episode 47: What Effects the Coronavirus COVID-19 Has On Homestay

April 8, 2020 Homestay Kitchen Family bonding, Homestay Kitchen News, Travel 00:16:15

Helllllloooooo! Long time no chat! We were scheduled to come back in early March and then the pandemic struck. Now we are all physically distancing and staying at home, so the Homestay Kitchen had to re-work our podcasting schedule to fit our new routine. In the meantime, we thought we’d check in with you. How are you doing?

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Episode 44: Dealing with Homesickness

November 25, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Communication, Family bonding, Holiday, Homestay Kitchen News, Long-term hosting, Short-term hosting 00:25:58

At one point or another, whether you as the host knows it or not, your student will get homesick. Sometimes it’ll show through their emotions or difference in actions. Or sometimes, it only happens when they are hidden away in their rooms, when the lights are out trying to fall asleep. When do you intervene and what do you do to alleviate homesickness?

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