HOST FAMILIES.- Upon arrival participants staying with host families are met and welcomed at their accommodation by the host family. We are proud of the fact that our families choose to have participants from us as guests in their home year in year out Staying with a family is by far the best way to learn about the language and lifestyle. Apart from the advantage that in a genuine family the participant is surrounded by the native language, one of the main ideas of the participant staying with a family is that he or she becomes involved with and is made to feel a part of the family and their everyday life, thus learning more than by staying in a hotel or just as a paying guest. Many of our participants in past years have become very involved with their host families, exchanging recipes with them and teaching them something about their own traditions and culture in return. The host families enjoy learning from participants just as much as the participants enjoy their stay with the family and many long term friendships, visiting each other have developed. Every host family is visited by us to guarantee cleanliness - reliability - reasonable distance from lessons - and friendliness. Most host families take two foreign participants into their home. We do not allow families to take more as many other educational centres do. Our stays are therefore with genuine families and not mini boarding houses. Always check this when comparing.  Participants will normally be placed in a room with another participant who speaks the same first language. We especially recommend this in the case of younger participants. Should you wish to share with a participant who speaks a different first language this can usually be arranged. at an extra one – off price or should participants not wish to share a room this can also be arranged as an extra The participant receives full-board accommodation, which includes breakfast, a packed lunch and a main evening meal. Should a participant not wish to stay with a family hotel accommodation in all classes can be arranged. The close contact to the family is though an integral part of the stay for language courses thus allowing the participant to understand the way the language is implemented as part of a family in the secure surroundings of a home away from home. The participants soon overcome their initial shyness and start to use the language as naturally as they would their Mother tongue to express their desires and wishes. In close contact with the language they soon learn how to speak properly instead of just repeating words and they have great fun comparing the differences between their native and the host culture. Our families and courses are chosen because they are not inundated with foreign participants and they look forward to their guests each year as if they were friends that they have not yet met