YOUR HOMESTAY
A student's "family" may be a single woman, a single parent with one child, a married couple with young children or with grown children. In every case, students will need to make every effort to fit into their family's lifestyle and adapt to their customs and rules. The French family is the best resource for understanding French language and culture and student should be prepared not only to answer the inevitable question, "qu'est-ce que vous avez fait de beau aujourd'hui?" but also to take an interest in the life of their family.
Many aspects of daily life may be much simpler in France than is normal in the States and some of those differences provide opportunities for cultural growth and adaptation. Consideration for the French family is most clearly demonstrated in sensitivity toward how they keep their house as students fit themselves into the family's schedule and lifestyle. Figuring this out may be awkward at first, especially in French, but students adjust and generally say that time with their families, lingering over dinner and conversation is one of the best parts of the experience.
The student's host family provides two meals per day: breakfast and dinner. Breakfast in France normally consists of coffee and one or two tartines (bread with butter and jam). For lunch students can obtain vouchers to eat inexpensively at one of the Restaurant Universitaires (student dining hall) or to pick up a bag lunch at a Resto U if class schedule doesn't allow time to go there over the noon hour.
Plenty of opportunities exist for students to travel independently on long weekends, to attend concerts and plays, to make acquaintances and establish friendships in Aix, and to participate in a variety of church-related activities. Madame Berthoud also coordinates excursions to other towns and sites of cultural and religious importance or natural beauty.
YOUR HOMESTAY
A student's "family" may be a single woman, a single parent with one child, a married couple with young children or with grown children. In every case, students will need to make every effort to fit into their family's lifestyle and adapt to their customs and rules. The French family is the best resource for understanding French language and culture and student should be prepared not only to answer the inevitable question, "qu'est-ce que vous avez fait de beau aujourd'hui?" but also to take an interest in the life of their family.
Many aspects of daily life may be much simpler in France than is normal in the States and some of those differences provide opportunities for cultural growth and adaptation. Consideration for the French family is most clearly demonstrated in sensitivity toward how they keep their house as students fit themselves into the family's schedule and lifestyle. Figuring this out may be awkward at first, especially in French, but students adjust and generally say that time with their families, lingering over dinner and conversation is one of the best parts of the experience.
The student's host family provides two meals per day: breakfast and dinner. Breakfast in France normally consists of coffee and one or two tartines (bread with butter and jam). For lunch students can obtain vouchers to eat inexpensively at one of the Restaurant Universitaires (student dining hall) or to pick up a bag lunch at a Resto U if class schedule doesn't allow time to go there over the noon hour.
Plenty of opportunities exist for students to travel independently on long weekends, to attend concerts and plays, to make acquaintances and establish friendships in Aix, and to participate in a variety of church-related activities. Madame Berthoud also coordinates excursions to other towns and sites of cultural and religious importance or natural beauty.
YOUR HOMESTAY
A student's "family" may be a single woman, a single parent with one child, a married couple with young children or with grown children. In every case, students will need to make every effort to fit into their family's lifestyle and adapt to their customs and rules. The French family is the best resource for understanding French language and culture and student should be prepared not only to answer the inevitable question, "qu'est-ce que vous avez fait de beau aujourd'hui?" but also to take an interest in the life of their family.
Many aspects of daily life may be much simpler in France than is normal in the States and some of those differences provide opportunities for cultural growth and adaptation. Consideration for the French family is most clearly demonstrated in sensitivity toward how they keep their house as students fit themselves into the family's schedule and lifestyle. Figuring this out may be awkward at first, especially in French, but students adjust and generally say that time with their families, lingering over dinner and conversation is one of the best parts of the experience.
The student's host family provides two meals per day: breakfast and dinner. Breakfast in France normally consists of coffee and one or two tartines (bread with butter and jam). For lunch students can obtain vouchers to eat inexpensively at one of the Restaurant Universitaires (student dining hall) or to pick up a bag lunch at a Resto U if class schedule doesn't allow time to go there over the noon hour.
Plenty of opportunities exist for students to travel independently on long weekends, to attend concerts and plays, to make acquaintances and establish friendships in Aix, and to participate in a variety of church-related activities. Madame Berthoud also coordinates excursions to other towns and sites of cultural and religious importance or natural beauty.
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