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to practice a foreign language.
meet new friends.
discover new traditions.

Dinehome è la prima esperienza di scambio culturale accessibile a tutti che porta le famiglie locali e gli studenti internazionali a cenare insieme.

Meet the community.

What counts are the memories we create

How Dinehomeworks.

The International Family Dinner Programme
Simple, Safe and Custom-made for you

1.

REGISTER

Create your family profile

Register online and get ready to experience a series of dinners or lunches with an international university student, including native speakers! All our students are verified✅.

2.

Let's make the best match.

Let us make the magic!

A team member will personally take care of the selection of your student to best meet your preferences. Soon you will have a new friend from abroad!

3.

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

See you at home ❤️

Start dinners and lunches with your student: you will begin to make friends, practise English or the student's language and have fun. You can share meetings weekly or bi-weekly!

4.

benefits for all

Why it works:

It is easy to break the ice and get to know each other when there is a strong common interest in having a mutual linguistic and cultural exchange. Being in a family context will facilitate this!

This is Veronica, a mum in Bologna: she had dinner with Miyu from Japan 🇯🇵

"It was really nice to talk to her about her origins, the "simplicity" of Japanese writing and the colourful customs of our country. Seeing my kids talking to her in English as if she were a friend they had known for a long time helped us to understand how many possibilities there are for so many young people today, and how simple it can be to seize them!"

Have dinner with International Students 
Italian family dines with student from Japan - Dinehome

1.

REGISTER

Create your student profile

Register online and get ready to experience a series of dinners or lunches with an Italian family! All our families are verified✅.

2.

Let's make the best match.

Let us make the magic!

A member of the team will personally take care of the selection of your family to best meet your preferences. You will soon have new friends in town!

3.

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

See you at home ❤️

Start dinners and lunches with your family: you will begin to make friends, practise your Italian or English and have fun. You will be able to share meetings weekly or bi-weekly!

4.

benefits for all

Why it works:

It is easy to break the ice and get to know each other when there is a strong common interest in having a mutual linguistic and cultural exchange. Being in a family context will facilitate this!

Here is Rohit, a student from Pakistan: he had dinner with Debora and her family🇮🇹

"It was a really amazing experience, because I could practice my English and Italian skills, learn a lot of typical dishes, talk about the Italian culture and show them my culture as well."

Have dinner with your family
International student dines with an Italian family - Dinehome

Ready for your next dinner?

Siamo in 4 città

Trust those who are happy.

94% of the members would recommend Dinehome to their friends.

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Muhammad S.

I realise that by just roaming around the city I won't be able to make a better connection to it as compared to having lively chats with people who live here.

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Fernanda M.

A positive experience that puts you in contact with other realities.

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Bruna G.

We started with the aim of practising English and it has also become a valuable cultural exchange.

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Giulia M.

As an international student in Bologna it is easy to rest inside the "Erasmus bubble" and lose any contact to locals. I am a curious person, always looking for new experiences and adventures.

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Maria N.

We think it is useful for the student to feel at home in a country that is not their own and for us adults, but especially for our son, to experience globalisation in practice.

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Ahmed E.

It's an amazing experience to exchange culture and share conversation with people you would have never met if it wasn't for this programme!

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Umair H.

This is the special and very good service and opportunity to spend time with Italian families offered be Dinehome.

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Rosie B.

It is lovely to spend some time in a family environment and get to known some locals so that I can feel at home when I miss my own family!

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Pavel P.

A good opportunity to get to know new cultures and to let your children discover them.

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Bianca A.

DineHome is a wonderful idea to get in touch with the Italian language, food and culture and there is no better way to get to know it than with an Italian family.

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Simona B.

Simply a beautiful experience..... cultural exchange and improvement of the spoken language for both parties.

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Matteo M.

We like to meet foreign students both for the opportunity to speak English and for the curiosity to learn about cultures other than our own.

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