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Stay with a host family overseas

Face it, if someone is interested in getting to know the real, authentic you, they would have to stick around for the boring parts: Eating on the everyday dinnerware, riding in the passenger seat while on a quick trip to the store, and hanging out after class. It’s the best way to get to know what makes you, you.

The same thing is true for meeting new people and friends — both here and abroad. You have to see people in their element. So, if staying with a host family is the immersive international experience you are hoping for, University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) offers a homestay option for several programs.

This is your chance to see how daily life rolls in your host country.

Explore authentic homestay options

Three students walking along the beach in Gold Coast, Australia.Australia
A student with their host family in Santiago, Chile.Chile
Student with their host family in Heredia, Costa Rica.Costa Rica
Bedroom in homestay in La Habana, Cuba.Cuba
Students with their host family in Pau, France.France
A typical bedroom in a homestay in Lüneburg, Germany.Germany
A student with her host mom and sister in Reggio Emilia, Italy.Italy
Student with host family in Nagasaki, Japan.Japan
Students standing on a scenic overlook with a view of the ocean in New Zealand.New Zealand
A student with host family in Alicante, Spain.Spain
Student with host family in Montevideo, Uruguay.Uruguay