HOSTing an overseas student this Christmas
Are you thinking about who might come for Christmas this year? Some of the adults from overseas who are currently studying at UK universities would love to spend a couple of days at Christmas in a real home, rather than on a deserted campus.
It is interesting to share family customs with people for whom it is all quite new; or, if you are going to be alone, one or two guests from China or India (for example) might even supply a reason for ‘doing Christmas properly’. HOST has been linking students with hospitable volunteers for 22 years, at Christmas and also weekends throughout the year.
See www.hostuk.org or call HOST’s volunteer regional organiser Paul Allen on 0207 193 6506. HOST is a registered charity backed by the Foreign Office and many universities.
Posted: 6 October 2009 under Information.