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** View a PDF version of this blog post to print a copy for your home ** Hosting a guest from another culture is a wonderfully enriching experience for everyone involved. A key part of showing hospitality and respect is…
Looking forward to greeting my new student guest, I walked out the front of my place to see a smiling young man with his luggage. Ghanem had texted me 20 minutes previously to tell me he had got off at…
Our AHN guest / student Rikako arrived from Japan as scheduled in September 2024. And with the greatest of ease, she quickly fit into my life and with my family and friends. While Rikako's English was better than my Japanese…
Hosting a homestay student with Australian Homestay Network (AHN) will be a rewarding and enriching experience for both you as a host family and the student arriving. Homestay hosting offers an opportunity to learn about different cultures and create meaningful…
Welcoming international students into your home can be an enriching experience, however, like any living arrangement, it’s natural to encounter some challenges. One topic that might be uncomfortable to talk about with your guests are matters of personal hygiene and…
AHN Aussie Christmas Gift Guide It's that time of year. Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You is on high rotation, houses and supermarkets are being adorned with decorations, and people are gearing up for some much-needed time…
At the Australian Homestay Network (AHN), we know that people will take time off from work around Easter and Christmas/New Years to catch up with friends and family, go on a trip, or recharge. Most students will have a few…
Halloween, celebrated every October 31, is a fun, spooky tradition enjoyed worldwide. As an AHN host, it's a great opportunity to get to know international students and celebrate Halloween customs. Read our guide for tips on how you can get…
As homestay hosts, you understand the importance of creating a welcoming environment for our international students. Australia's cultural diversity is one of its strengths, and hosting students during special occasions like Ramadan can be a a very unique experience. In…
Hi guys, I just thought that I’d share my experience so far. I have two 19 year old Chinese boys. I am a 61 year old single male and I run a busy trade business. I have two daughters, 35 and…
Sign up to host with AHN As a host with Australian Homestay Network (AHN), you will receive requests to host students with varying dietary requirements. Common diets requested include halal, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and coeliac. DOWNLOAD INFO SHEETS: Halal…
5 Reasons I Love Hosting Students. I moved to Melbourne a few years ago from the UK and was totally blown away by the kindness of everyone I met. People were so keen to help me discover all the wonderful…
2022 AHN Aussie Gift Guide Christmas is fast approaching and we bet you’re counting down the days until the end of 2022. It’s been a crazy year, right?! If you’re an international student studying in Australia and you want some…
Homestay offers international students a "real-life" experience of living in Australia. It’s also a unique opportunity for students to share their culture with the locals they live with, known as homestay hosts. Whether you’re looking to sign up as a…
Settling Into Homestay, A Hosts Advice. This is for the newer hosts, like myself, who are just starting to feel their way around hosting international students, while they are settling into homestay. Just be practical & patient and remember the…
We have hosted students from overseas for many years and during that time it has been an experience equivalent to a holiday. And one may wonder why.....well, you don't leave your home, or go to an exotic land, So how…
2019 AHN Aussie Gift Guide Whether you’re an international student studying in Australia or a dedicated homestay host, we bet you’re counting down the days until the end of 2019. If you’re looking for some Australian souvenirs to take home…
Experiencing another culture is one of the best things about studying overseas. If you’ve decided to go to school or university in Australia you’ll notice the locals have a very unique way of speaking. Even though English is the official…
Homestay hosts have an important role in helping students new to Australia settle in and learn the local way of life. For many young people, it’s their first time being away from their home and their family. Getting to know…
Here at the Australian Homestay Network, we consider our hosts to be ambassadors for Australia. Host families play a big role in welcoming international students to a new country, settling in and learning about their new home. Helping them…
Steven was living with a host who was entirely focused on being paid and unfortunately was not offering the kind of homestay that AHN is proud to offer international students. So, we arranged a few options for his new homestay…
Seven years ago, we accepted our first homestay student. We originally decided to become homestay parents to put some additional funds into our mortgage, however we quickly discovered that like most things in life, the more you put in, the…
We enjoyed our homestay hosting and had amazing connections with our students. We were their Australian Mum & Dad. They loved our safe, family life and enjoyed the personal attention they received. We involved our family and it was always…
What an introduction to AHN we have had. We have been blessed to have Yuri as our homestay guest since August 2017. Yuri has become part of our extended family and it will be sad to her return home when…
Our students have told us that they enjoy the more friendly, secure lifestyle of staying in homestay compared to small confined units that they would be in if they’d decided to stay in on campus accommodation or typical student accommodation.…
We have done homestay for 9 1/2 years and had some awesome experiences and shared amazing memories with our students. Our best experience is with a young lady called “Fish”. She joined our family in February 2012 and stayed with…
We have laughed with them and talked with them at length enjoying conversations during and after dinner. We have celebrated birthdays. I am pleased that my cooking has been acceptable to people with very different diets to us and every…
I have a great relationship with all my homestays. I still keep in touch with them through Facebook, Instagram, WeChat and meals out with the students. Hosting is a great way to learn other cultures and learn about other country’s…
