Yes, SYA Semester students will live with host families. Host families provide you with involvement in your community, authentic means for learning about your new country and culture and countless opportunities to develop language proficiency that are not possible in the classroom or on your own. By participating fully in the life of your host family, you will come in direct contact with valuable cultural, sociological, personal, political and practical aspects of life in your country that complement and complete the SYA academic program.