“I prefer home stay accommodation. In August 2007, I spent a month with my host family.

By choosing home stay I felt safe all of the time and was able to learn a lot of things like talking in English, whilst watching TV or eating dinner with them. I could use English not only at school with teachers or classmates but also at home with my host family.

This allowed me to live real life in London.

That was a wonderful experience in my life.”

Japanese Student August 2007

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“I think that it is a good idea that International students live in a British family when they come to England . In this way, students can learn English easier and practise it all the time. They can also know English lifestyle and English customs.

If you stay in a residence you can meet people who speak your own language and it is not so much of a good idea because you won't improve your English. If you stay with a British family you will only be able to speak English and you will also be more comfortable because you can have all the comforts that you have in your own home ”

Spanish Student July 2007  

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“My 4 weeks were really short but I got a lot of experience and I saw many things. I had a lot of FUN!! I really appreciate what my host family done for me to make my stay comfortable, happy and special. Each day they prepared lovely meals for me, spoke to me and asked me many questions as part of their family. They took very good care of me. I regularly went shopping with them; I went to the Cinema and also a club in Leicester Square . I really enjoyed all of this. If I get the chance to visit London again, I hope to see my host family”

“ Thanks to UKguests and my host family, I was able to fulfil the dream of my life. I had taken a lot of photos and now from time to time I refresh my memory of that beautiful city of yours. I rang up my host family and expressed my gratitude to her. I really miss her very much.” 

Russian Teacher – 4 th September 2007