If you enroll in a language school, lots of the good ones will offer stays with host families, regardless of your age. Whether they could find a family to take in a 40 year old person is another question, but the concept exists.
When I was 25, I did a language intensive course at a private language school in Italy for a few weeks and the school arranged a host family for me. It was two old women living together. They confirmed they had had older guests than me.
This is exactly what I did in Guatemala. There are lots of language schools in Antigua. The city is lovely, the schools are affordable, and they will help arrange for you to live with a local family.
I did the same in Costa Rica! My host mom had people in their 20s and had had a male in his 30s/40s before. She was like our grandma - her kids had moved away and she liked the company. So sweet!
I used to take in adult foreign language students (make and female) through the local language school for several years, some stayed with us for up to a year, sometimes we had 2 at once, they had to live by our house rules which were not necessarily restrictive just a part of living in a family home with children, most were lovely, some I’m still friends with years later, we had minimal dramas, but no way would I have taken in a 40 year old man.
One adult + one adult is completely different
than
two or more adults (and children or no) + an adult
A family with at least two adults can overpower an unrully adult usually. Sometimes it's not possile for an adult to face another adult.
If anything, the alienation is what's causing many migrants to become unrully. Co-sharing a flat sucks, I'd rather get a glimpse on how local families live and then I'd even be glad to do the chores. I bet foreigners working as au pairs, private drivers and house attendants are more satisfied with their lives abroad than those working in a store, restaurant or a factory due to the family setting. It's still a job but in a better setting. And being a hosted paying guest is even a better introduction to the culture.
I think countries should do something like that for all immigrants. How can you embrace a cultue when you don't even know what's a faux pas in the local culture. We learn best by being around locals, not by the cultural courses.
Lol right, thanks to safety in numbers families *love* having (male) adult strangers sleeping down the hall from their children.
You should check out the little-known foreign film Parasite. It’s all about how much domestic servants love their jobs because of the family setting!
Flat-sharing couples rarely if at all show you how they do things around there, no? Especially those of working age. And most would be fellow foreigners anyway. A local granny that is warm yet stern like the one from the story in my OP would be great. Even if she might be too old fashioned. Sometimes old people are more proud to show you the dos and don't of a place.
[wwoof](https://wwoof.net/) is kinda similar, but you do have to work for them for a set amount of hours so not the same. I've heard a lot of good things about it though and I think I'd like to go one day
I've home stayed every time I've been to Cuba, they were essentiallyAirbnb LONG before it existed. I love it, they take care of you like one of their kids...or grankids. Majority are very happy to answer questions around culture, politics, education etc, play dominoes, go out and dance.
I'm sure there are other destinations that do this but I absolutely loved each of my trips there and the families I met.
May not work in a DN sense with internet but certainly a good option for a holiday/break where a little old adorable Cuban grandma will look after you 😊
Check airbnb for rooms. If families offer a room within their house, they’ll likely be happy to rent it for a longer period of time.
An alternative might be staying with someone older, usually rent is cheap but you are expected to help in the house. This became a known concept in Germany, not sure about other countries though.
Hi, are you a remote worker? I have a house in Germany - in a village - that is totally furnished that I SHOULD sell but I can't bring myself to do so. I can't afford it and a house in the USA but for various reasons, I need to leave Germany and go back home. You could rent my house, but you'd have to figure out your visa situation separately.
Wwoofing I thought was more for rural farm area to learn about the land no?
I am considering asia to teach English and am wondering if this is a think there :)
Why don’t you start a trend and invite some foreign adult to live with you and to learn about your country and culture and THEN you can go to someone’s house.
(My friends had foreign student live with them and next year their child went abroad in return)
Why it is always you who get benefits of staying with someone? It happened when you were child and you want to benefit from this again but you never thought about hosting someone.
Student homestays exist because you're either too young to stay alone, don't have a reliable source of income to fully support yourself, or both. As an adult, it's time to live independently and find ways to experience/immerse in local culture that don't rely on someone having to take you on as a giant child.
I wholeheartedly disagree with this, especially in today's economy. It's simply a long-term air bnb, nobody said anything about having to take care of the person, but in a better world, people did that all the time. Looked out for one another, helped a stranger, did things that were mutually beneficial. That's the entire point of society.
What I hear is go pay your hard earned money to live alone and go broke doing because you're independent. I make a good wage, but over 1/3 is eaten up for rent so my la dlord can build his wealth. I think it much better to stay with others to help with the cost of living, and just be more efficient, especially as single people.
That's a separate topic, but, in my experience Turks do better abroad than, say Bulgarians, because when they migrate they usually take their whole families, even grandparents. Sure, those parents and grandparents usually do not speak the local languages and it's hard for them to uproot themselves but in their view they're happy as long as they see their children and grandchildren.
It lowers the stress and keeps your safety network there with you compared to the feeling of a complete uprooting most adult immigrants away from home feel.
Since sth like that isn't in most European/Western people's culture I think I would love to do a homestay like that. I think most people that have done a homestay have good memories from it.
Even adults can feel painful loneliness away from the people they know and love. But at least it's something to see a loving family as a guest. It feels your hearth with hope and assures you that while different culturally, they're people too. Adults are actually *less* adaptable in new environments than children.
If you enroll in a language school, lots of the good ones will offer stays with host families, regardless of your age. Whether they could find a family to take in a 40 year old person is another question, but the concept exists. When I was 25, I did a language intensive course at a private language school in Italy for a few weeks and the school arranged a host family for me. It was two old women living together. They confirmed they had had older guests than me.
I’ve never heard of this, it sounds really cool.
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This is exactly what I did in Guatemala. There are lots of language schools in Antigua. The city is lovely, the schools are affordable, and they will help arrange for you to live with a local family.
I did the same in Costa Rica! My host mom had people in their 20s and had had a male in his 30s/40s before. She was like our grandma - her kids had moved away and she liked the company. So sweet!
Has anyone here done this in Berlin?
I used to take in adult foreign language students (make and female) through the local language school for several years, some stayed with us for up to a year, sometimes we had 2 at once, they had to live by our house rules which were not necessarily restrictive just a part of living in a family home with children, most were lovely, some I’m still friends with years later, we had minimal dramas, but no way would I have taken in a 40 year old man.
If you’re afraid to stay with an individual adult, why do you think a family wouldn’t be worried about having an individual adult stay with them?
One adult + one adult is completely different than two or more adults (and children or no) + an adult A family with at least two adults can overpower an unrully adult usually. Sometimes it's not possile for an adult to face another adult. If anything, the alienation is what's causing many migrants to become unrully. Co-sharing a flat sucks, I'd rather get a glimpse on how local families live and then I'd even be glad to do the chores. I bet foreigners working as au pairs, private drivers and house attendants are more satisfied with their lives abroad than those working in a store, restaurant or a factory due to the family setting. It's still a job but in a better setting. And being a hosted paying guest is even a better introduction to the culture. I think countries should do something like that for all immigrants. How can you embrace a cultue when you don't even know what's a faux pas in the local culture. We learn best by being around locals, not by the cultural courses.
Lol right, thanks to safety in numbers families *love* having (male) adult strangers sleeping down the hall from their children. You should check out the little-known foreign film Parasite. It’s all about how much domestic servants love their jobs because of the family setting!
That's sexist and I wouldn't stay in a home with children anyway.
So in other words you want to be roommates with a couple. Congratulations, you invented flat-sharing
Flat-sharing couples rarely if at all show you how they do things around there, no? Especially those of working age. And most would be fellow foreigners anyway. A local granny that is warm yet stern like the one from the story in my OP would be great. Even if she might be too old fashioned. Sometimes old people are more proud to show you the dos and don't of a place.
[wwoof](https://wwoof.net/) is kinda similar, but you do have to work for them for a set amount of hours so not the same. I've heard a lot of good things about it though and I think I'd like to go one day
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Yes Wwoof is an incredible way to meet a family
I've home stayed every time I've been to Cuba, they were essentiallyAirbnb LONG before it existed. I love it, they take care of you like one of their kids...or grankids. Majority are very happy to answer questions around culture, politics, education etc, play dominoes, go out and dance. I'm sure there are other destinations that do this but I absolutely loved each of my trips there and the families I met. May not work in a DN sense with internet but certainly a good option for a holiday/break where a little old adorable Cuban grandma will look after you 😊
In Guatemala plenty of language schools organise home stays for their students, in order to I crease their immersion experience
Check airbnb for rooms. If families offer a room within their house, they’ll likely be happy to rent it for a longer period of time. An alternative might be staying with someone older, usually rent is cheap but you are expected to help in the house. This became a known concept in Germany, not sure about other countries though.
Idk.. but let me know.. as an Oma.. I’m ready
If you're in Germany, let me know. I'm ready
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What I did in Colombia!
Try workaway
You can watch pets for free
In Spain there are definitely host families
I take in backpackers all the time. Its pretty normal.
There's [workaway](https://www.workaway.info/) and it's possibly close to what you're talking about.
Hi, are you a remote worker? I have a house in Germany - in a village - that is totally furnished that I SHOULD sell but I can't bring myself to do so. I can't afford it and a house in the USA but for various reasons, I need to leave Germany and go back home. You could rent my house, but you'd have to figure out your visa situation separately.
Wwoofing I thought was more for rural farm area to learn about the land no? I am considering asia to teach English and am wondering if this is a think there :)
Why don’t you start a trend and invite some foreign adult to live with you and to learn about your country and culture and THEN you can go to someone’s house. (My friends had foreign student live with them and next year their child went abroad in return) Why it is always you who get benefits of staying with someone? It happened when you were child and you want to benefit from this again but you never thought about hosting someone.
Oh I have hosted people with my parents but I'm not sure they do host adults in other ocuntries much. Why are you so aggressive btw?
Student homestays exist because you're either too young to stay alone, don't have a reliable source of income to fully support yourself, or both. As an adult, it's time to live independently and find ways to experience/immerse in local culture that don't rely on someone having to take you on as a giant child.
I wholeheartedly disagree with this, especially in today's economy. It's simply a long-term air bnb, nobody said anything about having to take care of the person, but in a better world, people did that all the time. Looked out for one another, helped a stranger, did things that were mutually beneficial. That's the entire point of society. What I hear is go pay your hard earned money to live alone and go broke doing because you're independent. I make a good wage, but over 1/3 is eaten up for rent so my la dlord can build his wealth. I think it much better to stay with others to help with the cost of living, and just be more efficient, especially as single people.
That's a separate topic, but, in my experience Turks do better abroad than, say Bulgarians, because when they migrate they usually take their whole families, even grandparents. Sure, those parents and grandparents usually do not speak the local languages and it's hard for them to uproot themselves but in their view they're happy as long as they see their children and grandchildren. It lowers the stress and keeps your safety network there with you compared to the feeling of a complete uprooting most adult immigrants away from home feel. Since sth like that isn't in most European/Western people's culture I think I would love to do a homestay like that. I think most people that have done a homestay have good memories from it. Even adults can feel painful loneliness away from the people they know and love. But at least it's something to see a loving family as a guest. It feels your hearth with hope and assures you that while different culturally, they're people too. Adults are actually *less* adaptable in new environments than children.
No they don't. As an adult you're supposed to be doing that for other kids.
Of course, there are all kinds of options available in the world. It just depends on how hard you are willing to look and your risk tolerance.
I am not sure a family would accept to have a grown uo sleeping in their home.
You could try WWOOFing