By: Elmira, Iran
I was interested in living with a homestay family in Tucson Arizona while attending a master’s program at the University of Arizona.
Actually, I first needed to study at the Center for English As A Second Language (CESL) at the University of Arizona before passing my Toefl exam. I contacted two homestay abroad programs and really liked U Success Abroad. What I didn’t like, at first, was that my homestay family had a dog. I was told that but being from Iran, the idea of dogs in the house was unappealing, still I met the homestay family and the dog and decided to give it a try.
That was such a good decision. My homestay family turned out to be a woman who I now call grandma and a wonderful Japanese housemate (another international student staying in AZ home stay).
My home stay grandma helped me in so many ways:
- With my English
- With my confidence
- With my adjustment to the USA and with the culture
- Keeping me safe (giving me rides to night classes!)
The Japanese student and I really benefited from being in the same home stay abroad program. We have both graduated and she is back in Japan but we will be lifelong friends. I also met kids from 6 other countries in my home stay abroad program because we had parties from time to time. What a great experience! My home stay family even bought an Iranian cookbook and made me special dishes!
I came to love the dog. I never put him in my bed like some of the kids wanted to but I took him on walks and petted him for hours. All in all, a great experience in my homestay abroad program. – Elmira
Elmira with two brothers! Making a bridge between America and Iran!!!!!
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