A Successful Experience
- Remember your host family may be nervous upon your arrival. Accept your host family as part of your experience in Nova Scotia. Show compassion, sensitivity, and try to include them in your activities.
- Make sure passport, documents, and airplane tickets are in a safe place so they can be easily accessed at the program end.
- Talk to your host family regularly. Include them in your school projects, activities, or hobbies.
- Spend recreational time with your family. On occasion the NSISP will take students to places of local interest or to sightseeing attractions.
- Make friends at school and in the neighbourhood. School and community activities are an important part of your experience in Nova Scotia.
- Maintain communication with the home stay coordinator. Try to resolve problems through regular communication and understanding.
- Successful students also give their families time, attention and love. These attributes make the program a memorable experience for everyone involved.
