Month: May 2019

Episode 25: Food Culture and Improving Your Food Relationship with Carla Beer-Carpenter

May 27, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Communication, Cooking with Students, Food, Guests, Long-term hosting, Short-term hosting 00:45:18

Food brings people together, but what if food becomes a barrier? Eating disorders are mental health issues and some students arrive with a negative dependency on food, without you even noticing. So what are the clues? Today, we chat with Carla Beer-Carpenter, a registered dietitian for almost 30 years with a passion for helping people improve their relationship with food while working towards their health and nutrition goals.

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Episode 24: Financial Reality of Hosting Homestay Students

May 20, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Birthdays, Cooking with Students, Family bonding, Food, Holiday, Homestay Kitchen News, Long-term hosting, Short-term hosting 00:42:29

Okay let’s get real. One of the top or main reasons families participate in a homestay program is so that they can make some money or at least they think they can. Heck, it’s why we both started looking into the opportunity for our own families. However, over time it becomes more than that.

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Episode 23: Positivity, an Open Heart, and Hosting in Toronto with Rosalyn Benatar

May 13, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Food, Guests, Holiday, Long-term hosting, Parenting, Short-term hosting, Travel 00:34:40

How do your intentions bring out the best in your family to have a successful homestay experience? What differences do the big city of Toronto and the west coast of Canada provide to an international student? In this episode, we chat with Rosalyn Benatar, a recent transplant from Toronto to Victoria, BC. 

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Episode 22: Parenting and Being a Mom to International Students for Mother’s Day

May 6, 2019 Homestay Kitchen Family, Parenting 00:31:40

Mother’s Day, in North America where we are and in a large portion of the world, is May 12th. To mark this occasion, we give examples of how we mother our international students… Or not. It really depends on the situation, the student’s needs, and your own parenting views. Whether you actually have your own kids or not, you are still a homestay parent and this comes with some responsibility.

In this episode, we share our stories of Erin’s way vs. Mary’s way, of being a homestay Mom and the unexpected journeys it can take us on.

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