We don't have an extra bedroom. The students need a bed of their own, however, they can share a room with the same sex child from the family. Often the host children are so excited to have a new brother or sister that they will give up their bed and sleep in the family room for the few weeks the student is here. A family should not rule themselves out if they do not have an extra bed as one can usually be arranged. The size of the host family home is unimportant to the student.
Many students come from very modest homes.
Many students delight in being an only child for a few weeks. One of the special aspects of a cultural exchange program is it works well with families of all types. Busy families make the best families. The students are busy themselves Monday through Friday so the usual routine should not be greatly disturbed. The students like to see much of what is going on in this new culture and the busier the family is the more the student gets to see.