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 Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:42 pm
I'm going to japan for a month in the summer as part of a homestay program... so, what I wanted to know was, has anyone been on a homestay? How was the experience?
(if this belongs in the 'heading to japan' thread or an existing thread, sorry mods. XD)
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:17 pm
It should...but I will allow it
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:01 am
Home stay? My advice, tell them what you can and cannot eat. Then they'll forcefully make you eat it in many different dishes, in an attempt for you to like it. If your staying with another foreigner, I suggest you make contact. Cause it will be most likely that you'll be sharing rooms. I know, I had an Italian roomate, who eventually became my GF for the long 4 months I was there. Only because I shared rooms. When going to school, you'll be forced to clean a certain part. If it's the toilet, dump the whole canister of cleaning suds, they don't bubble if you put just a little. (Ok, i'm talking like all jibberish sorry, it's 2 A.M. over here, and me motor skills is starting to fail on me. So if you read anything strange or just plain stupid, then I apologize. I'm just sleepy) hope you enjoy your trip to Japan. Oh, and in public spas, don't be surprised to get in with other women, naked. Stay away from the water tempratures 40+ degrees, if your not used to cold weathers, trust me you'll burn. I know I did.
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 6:36 pm
I went, tons of fun. Be prepared for some slipper action. xD It's tons of fun, you'll probably be going during the rainy season though. It'll be anywhere from hot and humid to cold and windy with tons of rain so be prepared. Try going to a public bath, bring all your things with you and put them in a basket, don't bring the towel into the bath, just go in nakie. If you do go, know that you're supposed to soak, get out and wash your hair and body, rinse off and then get back in the water making sure you have no soap on your body.
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 12:00 am
13lackOut, sounds like you didn't have the same experience I did. :p My homestay was amazing; they took me out on weekends for amazing trips and paid for most of it, they bought me anything I wanted to eat (not that I took advantage of it), and my homestay mother called up a bunch of pharmacies and helped me buy some medicine I needed when I got unexpectedly sick. She did all my laundry without asking me to do it, and all I had to clean was my own room. My only rules were a lateish curfew (there were young kids in the house as well) and to call by a certain time if I wouldn't be home in time for dinner.
I'm a vegetarian and they had no problem adjusting to that; my host mom also wouldn't make me things a second time if I didn't like it.
It would be a good idea to bring bring small, inexpensive gifts for the family members (living in FL, I brought Disney toys for the kids; I also brought a nice handmade necklace for the mother and imported chocolates for the father; everyone loved the gifts.). If it's expensive they may feel compelled to match the gift, so that's a no-no. (Usually no flowers either, like if you buy them on the way to the home. It's just Japanese etiquette.)
I had an amazing time and am still in contact with them over a year later!
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