Thanks to Kim Brough, Deputy Chief Executive of HOST for sharing news of this appeal. Ed
Our volunteer local organiser is urgently looking for more invitations to offer to international students at university here, who would much rather experience Christmas in the homes of local people, than on a deserted campus.
Adult students from across the world would love a warm welcome, and to discover what this festival means for us.
Three night stay
Invitations for just three nights over Christmas are urgently needed from volunteer hosts, no matter their age, or how far they live from a university, and we will carefully match hosts with a student they would enjoy meeting.
What is HOST?
The British Council and Foreign Office founded HOST, a registered charity, in 1987. Thousands of students have enjoyed this experience.
HOST promotes international friendship and understanding by arranging for international students at British universities to meet UK residents in their homes.
Barbara Hargreaves hosted her first international student – a Chinese American girl – in June. She was quite nervous about doing it, but this is what she wrote afterwards:
“Amazing beyond belief! We bonded immediately, same humour and laughed non stop. Walked for hours and loved every minute. I know we shall be friends forever. I would encourage other people to become hosts, as I wasn’t particularly looking forward to a Chinese student, and how wrong was I! No negatives, all was good.”
Get in touch
Please see www.hostuk.org for more information or call 020 7739 6292 to be put in touch with a local organiser.
