Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … I was terrified to stay with a host family. That is the only part of the entire trip that concerned me pre-departure. It was to the point where I almost considered not even applying to study abroad because I was too scared to […]

Aero: Autumn Clearwater-Day – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Autumn Clearwater-Day – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … The first day in my host family’s home I was so nervous, pacing back and forth. Mayra told us, “mi casa es su casa”, “my house is your house” and that was exactly how it was. The very first day I took […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … Something I (maybe) oddly looked forward to before the trip was staying with a host family. I can’t really say why the thought of it appealed to me, but it might have had a lot to do with the change of living […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … Traveling to Costa Rica and being away from my family for two weeks was the biggest thing I have done on my own. The farthest away from them I have been for that length of time was at college, and that is […]

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … I have ever traveled out of the country I would typically stay in a hotel so this was my first time ever staying with a host family. When I imaged their home I expected it to similar to a shack. I also […]

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … My host family was one of my favorite parts about the whole entire trip to Costa Rica. From greeting them at the airport for the first time till hugging them goodbye outside the airport for the last time, they were the most […]

Aero: Kelsey Hamilton – France 2014 – Family Life

Aero: Kelsey Hamilton – France 2014 – Family Life I come from a loud obnoxious large Irish family of farmers, when we’re together we are either fighting, eating, or drinking. In a way I expected to be placed with a loud family such as mine, but what I got was nothing like that at all.  […]

French Vocabulary: Household Chores

Identify: French Vocabulary: Household Chores le vocabulaire français: les tâches ménagères Common verbs express day-to-day activities. Use these verbs, and others like them, to take care of the home. Study: Learning to talk about household chores can help you communicate your living accommodations and responsibilities to others! This can help you work around the house, or […]

French Vocabulary: Living Room

Identify: French Vocabulary: Living Room le vocabulaire français: la salle de séjour Learning to talk about the home can help you communicate your living accommodations to others! This can help you get things fixed around the house, or can help you identify something that you need, or tell someone where you are! (La maison – les toilettes […]

French Vocabulary: Dining Room

Identify: French Vocabulary: Dining Room le vocabulaire français: la salle à manger Learning to talk about the home can help you communicate your living accommodations to others! This can help you get things fixed around the house, or can help you identify something that you need, or tell someone where you are! (La maison – les toilettes et […]