Spanish Study Housing

Students who study Spanish in Mexico know the warmth and once in a lifetime experience they encounter when staying with a host family in Playa del Carmen. The home stay experience provides a means for students to practice their Spanish and learn about the culture of the Mexican people. This student housing option provides students will with their own individual room unless traveling with a companion as well as 2 meals per day which are breakfast and lunch. The host family will also do your laundry once every week. Air-conditioning is not common even in these middle class households and students should not expect to have their own bathroom. The term middle class is based on local standards in Playa del Carmen and should not be considered the same as a middle class home North America and Europe. The host families in Playa del Carmen are approximately 10-30 mintutes on foot from the Spanish language school. All people attending a Spanish program in Playa del Carmen should recognize the strengths of staying with a Mexiccan family in order to receive the best experience possible.

Gifts for the host family are not necessary but are welcome and are perfect for opening up conversation with the family. These can be basic as some candy or something produced in, or represents your home town. Do not be bashful about requesting necessities like a new light bulb, an additional blanket, or anything within reason. Each student is different and the family must know if you need something that another student may not require to make them comfortable. If you have any problems with the host family that is directly related to the family, please contact the director of the school to address the issue or change your host family. Your experience should be great but family-student chemistry is not always perfect so it is better to bring up issue rather than waiting till the end of your program to complain. All students will be provided with a key to the home and should treat it like they would their own home. Be sure to let your host family know if you will be missing a meal if you want to go out with some friends, so that they don't prepare any food for you.

The host families in Playa del Carmen are first rate for the different qualities that are expected of a homestay and some become lifelong friends that you will be sure to visit on return trips to Mexico.

Back to the Top