Homestay in Evanston, United States
We are not your typical home-stay family. We have been a host family to over 20 international students from 12 different countries since 2002. They typically live with us for the length of their stay in the Evanston community - from 3 months to 4 years, and it's been an excellent experience for everyone!
Our wonderful "rental kids" have been accepted to some of the finest institutions, including Northwestern, the University of Chicago, Carleton College, Carnegie Mellon, Macalester College, the University of Michigan, Hamilton College, Wellesley College, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), University of Illinois Engineering, New York University, John's Hopkins, Technion of Israel, Oberlin College, Eastman School of Music, Case Western, University of Rochester and more.
Our home is filled with music, art, theater, experiential learning, and jokes at the dinner table. We work hard to help our students strike a balance between academics, extracurriculars, social, and the reality of interweaving a whole new culture into their own rich and wonderful backgrounds - all while engaging in a foreign language. Almost all of our students have stayed actively in contact as they move thru college, grad school, or onto their careers, residencies, fellowships or back to their home countries. Many of them come back to stay with us for extended visits.
We live 2 kilometers from Lake Michigan and Northwestern University, 1 km from the CTA/RTA to Chicago, 5 km from Chicago in a vibrant University town, in a large three-bedroom Loft in a very cool industrial building.
If you are looking for a quiet place to study and stay or a warm family to offer a cup of tea and cookies when you are studying or a few words of encouragement or maybe a quick trip to a local grocer who carries some specialties from your home country, then we look forward to talking to you. Until we meet -- Emily and Mike
Your Host: Emily
- No children live in the homestay
- Host does not smoke
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This host welcomes the following guests:
- ESL/foreign exchange students
- college or university students
- adults (mid-twenties and older)
- couples
- families with children
- new immigrants
- business travellers
- travel nurses
Services & Amenities
- Included Meals: None
- Kitchen use for cooking included
- Wi-Fi (wireless Internet)
- Smoking is not allowed
- Self service laundry included in rate (use of machine and detergent)
- Free reserved parking (on-site or underground)
Occupancy
- 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 1-4 guests
- 3 month minimum stay
- 1 month of notice required to move out
2 Bedrooms in This Homestay
Room #1: In apartment
Sleeps 1-2 guests
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Beds
- 1 × Double
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Bathroom
- Ensuite (connected to the room)
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Furnishings
- full-height mirror
- nightstand or bedside table
- television
- personal hair dryer
- closet or wardrobe
- lock on the bedroom door
- air conditioning
- desk and chair
Room #2: In apartment
Sleeps 1-2 guests
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Beds
- 2 × Single
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Bathroom
- Private (outside the bedroom)
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Furnishings
- full-height mirror
- nightstand or bedside table
- personal hair dryer
- air conditioning
- closet or wardrobe
- lock on the bedroom door
- desk and chair
Schools Near This Homestay
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Universities & Colleges (28)
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Dance Schools (1)
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11 mi57 min
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Language Schools (7)
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Culinary Schools (2)
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11 mi56 min
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Approximate distances are only a guide and should be verified with the homestay host.