GoJoel
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Post by GoJoel on Jun 13, 2006 20:41:06 GMT -5
Does anyone have any good resources for finding host families? I am hoping to go back to Italy next summer and am just interested in staying with a family if at all possible. I'm not taking any classes, so do people just do that for the heck of it?
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commie
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Post by commie on Jul 19, 2006 13:19:18 GMT -5
Does anyone have any good resources for finding host families? I am hoping to go back to Italy next summer and am just interested in staying with a family if at all possible. I'm not taking any classes, so do people just do that for the heck of it? maybe [snipped] is a good start? some people may say its not safe, but i have not meet any axe murder yet. (its more likely that you die in a car accident or from cancer imho, most people are just as friendly as you...) Edit by Doug: Though we don't recommend it, you may try Couch Surfing. Sorry for snipping your link there, but I don't trust those open directories just yet... |
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Post by commie on Jul 19, 2006 17:56:33 GMT -5
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Post by jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 5:57:09 GMT -5
Well, since we did recommend couch surfing, i guess its safe to recommend Hospitalityclub.org. It's not quite a host family but i have been using it for years. I must say that GFE and I have agreed to normally not mention or recommend it, as it really isnt anything official, so you have to understand the risks.
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Post by dumbdiety on Jul 24, 2006 15:17:31 GMT -5
Well, since we did recommend couch surfing, i guess its safe to recommend Hospitalityclub.org. It's not quite a host family but i have been using it for years. I must say that GFE and I have agreed to normally not mention or recommend it, as it really isnt anything official, so you have to understand the risks. Hey! There was no recommending! Kim's already got that whip out on me to get the new sections of GFE done, I don't need it used for this now!!!  And Commie, not trying to censor your post, I just haven't had great experiences with those open directories yet. |
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GoJoel
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Post by GoJoel on Jul 29, 2006 20:15:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the info commie and jennifer. I actually just found Couchsurfing a couple weeks ago but didn't know if I was allowed to "advertise" by recommending it. So I'm looking into it, but what I really want to do is start my next trip to Europe with a stay of about a month or two in a small town somewhere without having to stay at a hostel for that long. In the meantime I'm trying to build contacts and find something interesting. Thanks again!
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