Korea

In a homestay, you will experience the heart of Korean culture - the Korean family. The Korean Hippo Family Club (known as LEX Language Project in the U.S.) families are always willing to open their homes to delegates from around the world. Our families are all members of a unique multilingual language club. By joining Hippo and participating in club activities, they have shown a deep interest in and commitment to learning about cultures other than their own. Host families are carefully selected and all have some English ability.

By becoming a member of a Korean family, you can experience the culture in a way inaccessible to ordinary students or tourists. You will participate in everyday life, eat home - cooked meals, explore your neighborhood, and go sightseeing with your Korean hosts.

Exchanges to Korea are available to LEX Language Project members, and to 4-H youth whose states participate in the Korean exchange program.

I spoke at length on various topics with each of my Korean host family members. I was able to relate extremely well with each of the host family members on different levels.... Every day was full of activities. I went to the movies, had meals at home, went out to restaurants, and watched TV with my host family. I've met many wonderful people through the homestay. Christine Chwe, New York, age 22