Through our company, we introduce homestays with a focus on Los Angeles, with families from South Bay, Orange County, and even San Diego.
For this post, we want to introduce to you to hosts and their families who have received particularly favorable reviews and have been highly reviewed by their guests.
What is life like with this family? We will show you exactly why it is so popular, so if you’re interested in doing a homestay this is for you!
A Popular Host Family in Los Angeles: Lilian’s Family
Lilian and her family, who have been consistently rated highly, leave every guest of theirs saying “I’m so glad I was able to do a homestay with her and her family.”
Let’s take a look at Lilian’s family as well as a brief profile.
Area: Hollywood
Type of House: Four Bedroom Home
Family: Lilian, Lilian’s Mother, and Two Sons
Pets: Dog, Cat, Rabbit (Kept Outside)
Lilian’s two sons were born in 1996 and 2002. One of them has moved out, so currently the host family consists of Lilian, her mother, and one of her sons for a total of three people.
Why Are Lilian and Her Family So Popular?
Next we will take a look at what makes Lilian and her family such a hit with their guests
She’s a mother who is easy to talk to with a bright personality.
She treats you as if you’re a member of her family.
She always tries to communicate and speak with her guests
She takes her guests out with her when going somewhere.
You feel a sense of relief with her and can leave everything to her without worrying.
She’s a mother who is easy to talk to with a bright personality.
One reason Lilian’s homestay is so popular is because she’s a bright and kind person.
She is used to taking in homestay students, so speaks in a polite way without using difficult English.
Therefore, even if you’re uncomfortable with English, you can have a pleasant and enjoyable conversation with her.
She treats you as if you’re a member of her family.
If you’re worried about something, she will sit down and seriously listen to you, and if you make a mistake or do something you shouldn’t have, she will tell you directly.
Guests of hers often say she is their American mother, who always helps them when they’re in trouble
Lilian’s style is all about not only just treating you well as a guest, but also treating you the same as she would her son and welcoming you as a member of her family.
With an attitude like this, as well as how at home and relaxed guests can feel with Lilian, it’s no wonder she’s rated so highly!
She always tries to communicate and speak with her guests
Talking about how your day was or what you learned at school over dinner is the norm at Lilian’s home.
For students this is the perfect chance to use any vocabulary or grammar you learned at school!
Whenever she and her family watch movies, they always invite their guests as well.
After watching the movie, Lilian and her family often have discussions about the story and how they felt about the movie, creating a great chance for you to use English.
She takes her guests out with her when going somewhere.
Lilian enjoys taking her guests to the beach and around Los Angeles!
While she doesn’t go out every single weekend, spending time outside with her guests is something Lilian truly enjoys.
Her son and her are quite close, so her son (as well as his friends) also sometimes join in too!
Currently, there is a Japanese woman and a German woman staying at Lilian’s house. The other day they all went out with Lilian, her son, and his friends, and it seems they all had a great time!
You feel a sense of relief with her and can leave everything to her without worrying.
Since taking in a minor requires a lot more responsibility and care compared to taking in an adult, there are a good number of hosts who do not accept minors as guests.
However, Lilian accepts and welcomes them into her home, and therefore has a lot of experience in hosting students from a wide variety of ages.
From just how well she takes care of and watches over her guests, we have heard from many parents how relieved they are that their children are staying at Lilian’s house.
An Introduction of Lilian’s Home
Lilian’s house is located in Hollywood, and has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Since you can see the Hollywood sign from her house, you can always feel that amazing, magical feeling of actually being in Los Angeles.
Normally, the bathrooms are split into family and guest bathrooms, but in the event there are both male and female guests staying at the same time, arrangements can be made so that showers are not shared with the opposite gender.
The rooms are all private rooms, with a desk and a bed.
The dining space is one where the family and guests can gather and enjoy dining together.
There is also a table in the garden where you can relax.
Life at Lilian’s
Let’s take a look at everyday life at Lilian’s home by watching a video.
Here we can see the delicious food LIlian has made, with each dish looking fantastic.
“Do you like salad?” “Would you like some broccoli?” “How about some tea?” Lilian tries her best to communicate, and you can see from the video that she is someone who cares about the feelings and well-being of her guests.
During dinner, you can also see them talking about what kind of food they like.
Summary
Today, we introduced Lilian and her family, a popular host family that takes you in as one of their own and focuses on communicating to get to know you.
If you would like to read a real-life account from someone who has stayed with Lilian, please check here!
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