HOME HOSPITALITY - DINNER

What does the meal need to be if I’m hosting at my home?

No need for an elaborate multi-course meal. Dinner does not need to be expensive and can be done as easily as you’d like. A potluck or a catered meal are also possibilities. Schedule pending, a weekend brunch or lunch may also be arranged.

Who can attend the dinner?

The more the merrier. You’re welcome to invite family members or friends to help welcome your international guests.

Who will attend?

Groups range from 4 – 15 visitors—an interpreter may be included, too. You can request to host only some of the group if you cannot accommodate every visitor.

How will I know their dietary preferences?

Background information will be provided typically one week in advance. This includes visitor name, profession, and dietary restrictions.

When do I host? 

Hosting opportunities may be any day of the week or weekend. After you sign up to host, the exchange program manager will reach out about hosting opportunities.

What is the time commitment? 

The time frame is flexible, however, 2 – 2.5 hours for dinner is typical.

How will guests get here? 

Transportation is provided by WAC to and from your location.

What if I only speak English?

Some visitors may speak fluent English while others will not, but in those cases an interpreter will be present.

HOMESTAY - OVERNIGHT

Who will be staying? 

WAC typically hosts three or four visitor groups annually requiring overnight homestays. Groups may include professional adults or high school students. Homestay host families each welcome 1-2 visitors in their home during the entire length of the program.

Where do the visitors stay? 

It is a requirement that visitors stay in a room with a door that can be closed and each visitor must have their own bed. Youth visitors can share a room with another visitor as long as they are of the same gender. Youth visitors can share a bedroom with a host sibling of roughly the same age as long as they are of the same gender and each has their own bed.

Do I live too far away? 

Visitors are typically placed in homes within a 20-mile radius of downtown Louisville.

How long do visitors stay? 

Exchange programs can last as little as a weekend, or as long as three weeks.

Do I need to provide meals? 

Hosts will be asked to provide breakfast items for the guest and to include the visitor in dinner plans, as they would any other member of their household. WAC will provide lunch during program days (Monday-Friday). On weekends, visitors will share all meals with the family unless otherwise stated. Visitors should never be expected to pay for food. Please be prepared to accommodate dietary restrictions.

What do the visitors do during the day? 

WAC arranges a program itinerary on weekdays for visitors to engage in meetings, professional sessions, workshops, and cultural activities. WAC will handle transportation on weekdays though transportation to a meeting spot may be needed each morning and afternoon.

How can I sign up?

Click this link to get started: https://forms.gle/CFvZxGzzUk1H28LWA