When choosing a study abroad program one of the biggest challenges is deciding where you want to live. Some programs offer student housing, some refer you to apartments, and some offer the opportunity to live with a family. Why did I want to live with a family? Kind of funny actually: I would have people that would have no choice but to hang out with me and take care of…
My name is Isabel Del Mastro, I am a sophomore at the College of Charleston studying Spanish and Latin American Caribbean Studies and I am staying with the Buenos Aires Housing institution with a host mother and her son. I chose my program here in Buenos Aires because I wanted to improve my fluency in the Spanish language and live in a Latin American country to go along with my…
If I can give you any study abroad advice it would be to stay in a homestay. Coming to Sevilla I was extremely nervous to stay in a homestay. I was nervous to share a room with someone I didn’t know, I was nervous I wouldn’t like the cooking. Most of all I was nervous my host mom wouldn’t like me. As it turns, every single one of those things couldn’t…
