Your family will expect you to participate in their daily life. This means helping with jobs around the house such as keeping your room clean, helping with meals, and doing dishes. You are not expected to do household chores beyond cleaning up after yourself and keeping your bedroom clean, nor are you expected to supervise children or take on other household responsibilities. Your Homestay Family will be different from your own family. You should therefore respect these differences by being flexible and open to cultural differences.
Communication is very important.
Be sure to check about house rules. You must call your family if you are staying out late or if you won't be home for dinner. Your family is like your own, they will worry about you if they don't know where you are. These items are not supplied by the Homestay Family. Use a card when you make a long-distant call so that the family doesn't have your call on their phone bill.