Course curriculum

    1. What is it like to be a teen in Italy?

    2. Italian culture: Read this!

    3. Quiz: Test yourself!

    1. What might surprise your student?

    2. Here's what surprises Italians!

    3. Surprising Rules

    4. Bonus: Food Surprises

    5. Quiz: Test Yourself!

    1. What do you need to know?

    2. Prepare for culture shock!

    3. Get your hacks here!

    4. Test yourself!

    1. What are the benefits of happy hosting?

    2. Get your benefits here!

    3. Final Quiz: Get your certificate!

    4. Quick Survey: What is your opinion?

About this course

  • €30,00
  • 19 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Welcome to this course!

Prepare to host a student from Italy!

Welcome! I am originally from Seattle, Washington, but have lived in Spain for 30 years, working as a journalist and intercultural teacher/trainer. I love preparing teenagers (and their parents) for study abroad programs in the US and Canada. I have experienced study abroad and cultural exchange as an international student (Spain/Norway), an agent (Training, Student Supervision, Family/International Liaison), a host mother (USA/Thailand/France/Austria) and as the sending mother of my four daughters (France, Canada, USA, China, South Korea, Nepal). Are you ready to host a teenager happily ever after? Then I'll see you in class!

Brenda Padilla Ericksen

Intercultural Trainer, Spain

Pioneers on a New Frontier