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Emotional Bonds and Departure Rituals For When Students Are Leaving
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
01/28/19 • 32 min
In this episode, Erin gets ready to say goodbye to one of her long-term students. To Mary's surprise, Erin didn't cry during the episode, but trust that this is an emotional experience for Erin who bonded so deeply with her homestay daughter. Before we get to that experience and what Erin has planned for her goodbye, we take a look at Mary's more practical and level headed approach. She's not a hugger, but she may be turning to the dark side. We've got a bonus for you in this episode too! If you need a rundown of what to check before a student leaves your home, we've got one for you! Just head over to the show notes for this episode on our website and you can download a mini-roadmap for your student's departure.
Key Points From This Episode:
- It is known that Mary has a bubble. Today Mary reveals herself to be practical and level headed. All good things to be sure. But can Mary hug? #didnotgrowupwithhugging
- Mary shares a story about the one thing she forgot when dropping a student off at the airport.
- We share some of our goodbye stories.
- Erin shares the rituals and traditions they have lined up in the week leading up to Yoko’s departure.
- We talk about goodbye gifts for students... and Mary goes on a sidenote tangent! (Erin thinks it could be Mary’s first ever tangent... how exciting!) #keepthegiftssmall
- Erin shares one of the favourite gifts she likes to give students... and how you can learn from her mistakes.
- Airport drop offs. We talk about the options and Erin shares her plans for Yoko.
- Practical Mary shares her tips and checklist for before a student leaves your home.
- Erin goes on a tangent about the time a coworker forgot an important item before taking a trip together.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Schleich figurines Student Departure Checklist Supernatural - Carry on My Wayward Son
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Cultural Expectations with Master Homestay Host Tatiana Robertson
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
10/14/19 • 55 min
When you decide to host international students in your home, it's not an easy decision, especially if this is your first time. And even if you have hosted before, sometimes you've got to weigh the pros and cons. There are so many details that could be overlooked and really, you don't know what you don't know. So we tapped into the knowledge of Tatiana Robertson, who has hosted short and long term students from all over the globe for over seven years.
In today's episode, we chat with Tatiana, whom Erin crowned the Master Host Mom, not once, but twice in our conversation. Hear her tips on what to do when your student first arrives at your home. She dives deep into responsibilities and obligations as a host and how cultural expectations play a major role in the success of your homestay experience. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Tatiana tells us about her hosting history.
- We lift the lid on what hosting is like with young children of your own.
- Hosting boys vs. girls. What are some of the differences?
- Looking back... why does Mary feel sorry for one student she hosted?
- We talk about trying to get boys to open up and communicate. #hostingshorttermvslongterm
- Find out why Erin crowned Tatiana Master Host Mom! Tatiana’s tips on how to set up your home (and relationship) for success.
- We talk about the difficulties students experience when trying to understand how young children speak.
- We discuss homestay hosts’ general responsibilities - the fine line between being a parent and being a host parent. #clearlydefineyourexpectations
- Tatiana dives deep into the importance of managing cultural expectations and how they play a major role in the success of your homestay experience.
- Why it’s important to work with a good agency.
- Tatiana shines a light on the warning signs to look out for if your student is suffering from mental health issues. #itsoktonotbeok
- Tatiana shares her experience of being on the ‘other’ side of hosting... as a natural parent.
- Life lessons... the one rule Tatiana broke, and why she will never do it again.
- The crazy way one student ruined Tatiana’s microwave.
- Creating family traditions with students.
- Get ready Japan! Mary is coming and she’s ready to hug (almost).
- Tatiana’s tips for up and coming homestay hosts.
Links: Oak Bay Recreation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tea.robber/
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Still On Break - Bonus Episode 1
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
01/07/19 • 3 min
Thanks for being a subscriber to our show! Sorry, no new episode this week, but we'll be back on January 14th, 2019. Just a quick update about us from Mary to you!
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The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
09/24/18 • 0 min
Coming soon is The Homestay Kitchen. Join us, Mary Chan and Erin Eastman Paulson, as we serve up stories of being a homestay family - the ups and downs of making a connection with international homestay students. We’ll bring a plateful of stories, ideas, interviews, and hopefully, dish up some anecdotes to share with our community.
Have you ever wanted to be a homestay host? Are you one already? Or perhaps you’re an international student that wants to share your story... If you have any questions, ideas for future episodes, or want to be on our show, email us at [email protected].
For more info about our show, please visit http://www.homestaykitchen.com/.
Thanks for listening and our first episode will be released in October!
Top 5 Reasons to Host an International Student
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
04/22/19 • 41 min
In this episode, we share our top 5 reasons for hosting an international student. There are so many points, but these 5 things are the core of what we do and love. They encompass our own personal values and how those desires play a significant role in our everyday lives. Living and sharing our day to day with our students has definitely changed our outlook on a few things. What are your top 5 reasons? Or have you got a reason similar to ours? We'd love to hear about it! Email us at [email protected] or email us a voice message from your phone and we'd love to include it in our show!
Key Points From This Episode:
- We compare outfits. #ourpreschoolmoment #weareyoungatheart
- Mary gives an update on her sister’s students.
- We talk about the financial stability of hosting students.
- And start counting down our Top 5 Reasons for Hosting International Students.
- Erin gives tips on what to do if you encounter a cougar.
- And explains the difference between a female and feline cougar.
#tranquilizedcougar
- We talk about all the sayings/ways to cheer at sporting events.
- Mary shares her love of berry picking.
- Big news! Mary announces her big goal for next year. #shewroteitdown #eringetsthegoosies
- Mary’s great idea for Erin’s goal.
- Mary’s student who loved katsu.
- Diverson #1: We try to pronounce “worcestershire”. #isthereanecho
- Erin talks about her Italian student and the balsamic vinegar incident.
- Erin talks about the cookbook she is putting together (see links below for a recipe!).
- Diversion #2: Erin goes to the cupboard for balsamic vinegar. #willmomanddadgetupset #isitsubstandard
- Erin and Mary try rolling their ‘r’s like Italian’s. #erinandmaryaresocompetitive
- What is the region known as Modena? When in doubt ask Siri!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Recipe - Balsamic Vinegar Pork Cutlets Ingredients for 2: 2 pork cutlets 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon of butter 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar Salt Parsley (optional)
Bread the pork cutlets with flour on both sides and set them apart. Heat the butter in a medium pan and add the cutlets. Sprinkle the top with a small pinch of salt, wait a minute or so, and flip them on the other side. Sprinkle them again with a tiny pinch of salt. Add the balsamic vinegar, stir and mix one more minute. Serve immediately and hot, sprinkled with finely chopped parsley, if you please. Thrifty Foods Compliments Balsamic Vinegar
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Sharing Holiday and Christmas Traditions with Students Who Study Abroad
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
12/24/18 • 25 min
In this episode, we reveal our Christmas past, present and future with our international students. Mary shares her non-Christmas household, but reveals the little things she likes to do for the holidays. While Erin knows something will come together at the last minute for her family's Christmas dinner. Listen for tips on what to do with students while keeping to a budget and a list of all our favourite holiday movies. Plus, how do the holidays differ in their student's home countries? We find out about a Japanese tradition that is finger lickin' good! Whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year, or even no holiday, we hope you get a break either way. It's really all about the good food coming out of the kitchen and enjoying it with people that you love.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Windsock microphone coverings make Erin happy.
- Why are Mary’s pants wet?
- Who is Mary most excited to visit this holiday season? And will she schlepp the doggy beds?
- We talk about visiting local seniors to spread holiday cheer.
- Budget friendly activities to celebrate the season with family and students.
- What’s on Erin’s baking list?
- Erin’s tangent about raisins.
- A crib Christmas. #coffeeon
- The time Erin’s family stole Grandma.
- Conky the Christmas Angel. #conkyusurped #conkythechristmasangel
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Smurfs - “Gnap!” Butchart Gardens Festival of Trees Butter tarts (very Canadian) Trailer Park Boys Conky Character Elf Home Alone A Christmas Story Olaf’s Frozen Adventure KFC in Japan
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Weaving Birthday Traditions with Cross Cultural Experiences
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
11/05/18 • 38 min
In this episode, we dive into birthdays! Jon and Blake's birthdays are one day apart, so we talk birthday plans and what Erin's students have up their sleeves for Blake... while Mary reveals her one big mistake in communication about birthdays with her first ever student.
Key Points From This Episode:
- We’re recording in Mary’s empty student room. (Her living room is too noisy because there’s lots of construction sounds next door... like hammering and sawing!) Note the beautifully handcrafted desk, made by Jon. Feel free to overlook the unmade bed. Also, what you can’t see in the picture below, are Mary’s elbows which are quite sharp and pointy!
- Erin has decided that Jon is of a “gentlemanly age”
- For Blake’s upcoming birthday, Erin will be cooking her 70% approval rating lasagna with garlic toast and Caesar salad.
- Blake loves cookies!
- The girls (Erin’s students) will bake him tinfuls of cookies. Update: Cookie making occurred at 2 a.m. in secret the night before his birthday.
- You may note that there are no potatoes pictured on the cupcakes. Initially there was a potato cupcake, however it was deemed “not pretty enough” and was consequently consumed by the baker.
- Blake loves practical gifts. Last year, Erin’s Thai student bought Blake a light bulb for his birthday. It turned into a three store excursion.
- Erin’s family always makes homemade cards for birthdays and other holiday events. Her students are included in this, and they make the most amazing, artistic, heartfelt cards... and have such beautiful penmanship!
- When Erin’s family sings “Happy Birthday” they incorporate all of the languages of the household (and relight the candles each time). So they’ll sing it first in English, then Chinese, or Japanese, or Thai and sometimes Korean (they host a K-pop fan) - it all depends on the nationality of the students they’re hosting at the time.
- Mary’s family doesn’t make a big deal out of birthdays. Erin agrees it’s a cultural thing. Mary’s family has a traditional way of doing things.
- Mary usually knits something for Jon. Traditionally she gifts him an “unfinished” item. This year, he’ll receive a sweater that has been on her knitting needles for 4 years!
- On the day we recorded this episode... we were 3 days away from Jon’s birthday and Mary still had to seam the sleeves, attach the sleeves onto the body, knit the neckline and the cuffs.
- For the non-knitters... fingering weight = love.
- For Jon’s birthday: Mary will gift him an unfinished sweater. He will choose something for dinner. Instead of cake, he’s requested Mary’s green onion pancakes.
- The first year Jenny celebrated her birthday with Erin’s family, she chose a waffle cake for her birthday.
- The first time Mary had a student, she didn’t tell the student it was Jon’s birthday because Mary and Jon don’t make a big deal about birthdays. The next day the student went out and bought flowers and a card for Jon.
- From now on, Mary tells all her students about birthdays and all festivities and events.
- Mary hosts short-term students and rarely gets to celebrate their birthdays with them. In the first year after they’ve left her home, she will mail them a card. Erin will find her students on social media to wish them a Happy Birthday.
- If Mary’s students are with her on their birthday, she has them pick their dinner meal and cake which she’ll make (from scratch).
- Erin’s first short-term student always brought home balloons to the birthday person in the family.
- “Just Dance” is a very popular video game played at Erin’s house on birthdays.
- Blake is the creme brûlee master when it comes to birthdays. Talking about creme brûlee reminded Erin about the time they accidentally ruined a student’s lunch - on the student’s birthday - with the “birthday burrito incident”. Blake had to make reparations in the form of creme brûlee.
- Mary’s favourite birthday meal is always weather dependent.
- Jon’s has yet to pick his birthday dinner! This is stressing Erin out. Update: Jon was sick on his birthday, so Mary is planning to re-do Jon's birthday on another weekend.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Jon’s Sweater - Redford Pattern Just Dance
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Quotes “But sometimes communication is everything” - Erin (19:20)
“See this is where I learn from my mistakes. If you are a family who does not make a big deal out of birthdays,...
What Effects the Coronavirus COVID-19 Has On Homestay - EP 47
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
04/08/20 • 16 min
Helllllloooooo! Long time no chat! We were scheduled to come back in early March and then the pandemic struck. Now we are all physically distancing and staying at home, so the Homestay Kitchen had to re-work our podcasting schedule to fit our new routine. In the meantime, we thought we'd check in with you. How are you doing? Erin is now the multi-tasker extraordinaire working from home while maneuvering all five of her kids which includes two students. Mary is also navigating working from home while everyone else is also home, so finding a new routine has been challenging. In this episode, Erin is home with our emergency microphone and we recorded this conversation over the internet to make sure we are still social distancing. We wanted to pass along how we are doing, what the homestay situation has been like for us and people we know and finally what to do if you do still have students with you in this ever-evolving situation. All our families are healthy and safe and we hope yours are too. Please let us know how you are and if you do have a student with you, how you are all holding up. You can email us at [email protected] or leave us a voice note over on Instagram. Stay strong and we hope this episode can be a bit of light for you during this unprecedented time in our lives.
Key Points From This Episode:
- How Mary’s plans have changed.
- Erin gives an update on her students.#itsafluidsituation
- We talk about family bonding during COVID.
- Activities to do with your students.
- How are you coping? Let us know. #virtualhugs
- Check in on your students.
- Stay safe and take care.
Links:
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Experiences of Being a New Homestay Host from Jennifer Longworth
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
11/12/19 • 37 min
In today's episode, Erin had work to do, so Mary got to chat with Jennifer Longworth from Lexington, Kentucky. A new host parent who's only hosted a total of 3 times for very short periods and all from Japan. We talk through what it's like to be a very new host and what were some of the most surprising aspects of hosting. And it wouldn't be right to talk to our fellow neighbours to the south without pointing out a couple of differences from our countries, like hockey for us and southern food for her.
Our family has worked with the Lexington Sister Cities program to host a high school student and adult delegate from Japan. We also hosted a college student from Japan through another program. We’ve hosted a total of 3 times. Each visit was a week or less. My daughter takes Japanese at school and has been able to visit Japan twice! It’s only been over the past few years that we’ve been involved.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Jennifer talks about how she came to host. #wecareabouthorses
- Gifts as an ice breaker. What do you give?
- First day rituals when hosting.
- Connecting through food.
- Communicating through language barriers.
- Before hosting, Jennifer touches on her expectations of the challenges she’d face... and if they ever came to be.
- Jennifer and Mary chat about culture shock.
- Jennifer shares part of her daughter’s experience in Japan.
- Jennifer reminisces about her most memorable experiences hosting.
- Mary and Jennifer bond over hockey.
- Which one of Jennifer’s favourite dishes to serve international students convinced Mary that she needs to come stay for a visit?
Links: Lexington Sister Cities Shinhidaka, Hokkaido Japanese American Society of Kentucky Cracker Barrel Restaurant Google Translate
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Chinese Food Culture and Cooking with Students for Chinese New Year
The Homestay Kitchen: Cultural Connections with International Students who Study Abroad
02/04/19 • 39 min
In this episode, we are celebrating Chinese New Year. This year for 2019, CNY lands on February 5th and it's the Year of the Pig. In Mary's family, her big thing is her family's New Year's Eve dinner and since Erin has a Chinese student, we celebrated a pre-New Year's dinner at her house. We brought our recording equipment, but there was a recording malfunction, so there were only a couple of clips we could use. So we lost some thoughts from the two students we cooked with. However, we did have a rice intervention with Erin as we go through how to properly prepare rice in the Chinese tradition. If you're looking for a way to celebrate with your Chinese international student, this is an episode for you! Or if you just like food, this one is good too. We also share what it's like to introduce a different food culture to young kids and how cake is not really your traditional "cake" in its Asian form. Gung Hay Fat Choy; wishing you prosperity and luck for the coming year!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Gung Hay Fat Choy. It’s the Year of the Pig.
- When is Chinese New Year? Ask your Chinese friend!
- It all started with grocery shopping.
- How does Mary rate Erin’s driving skills?
- Mary gives tips on how to pick fresh fish. #isitmooshy
- The Rice Debate. Mary defends white rice.
- A few confessions and several interventions. Erin fesses up.
- On the topic of confessions... What happened to the audio equipment? #igavesuchgoodaudio #mybuttruinedeverything
- Descaling the fish.
- We talk about the dishes and all the ingredients.
- We discuss ground rules for next year’s dinner.
- Mary tries to make Erin cry, but Erin turns the table on Mary!
- We go over red envelope etiquette.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Chinese New Year food symbolism
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