Weekly dinners and lunches with an Italian family selected for you.

✓ eat Italian food.
✓ practice the local language.
✓ make new friends.

We know you have arrived here hungry for new experiences and we want you to experience Italian culture, for real. 

Get out of the exchange-student bubble

We believe that you can't really get to know a country until you know the local people. As an international student, it is easy to spend most of your time with other international students and isolate yourself from the locals.

By participating in Dinehome you will finally break the ice with the locals and fully immerse yourself in the local culture.

Meet new people.
Make new friends.
Put yourself out there.

Dinehome is a cultural exchange project that wants to give you all the benefits of being hosted without weighing too heavily on your daily routine. Thanks to Dinehome you will discover how Italians live and you will eat like a real Italian. Week after week, you will get to know the Italian culture better through good food and a lot of conversation.

It doesn't matter if you already know Italian or want to learn it, Dinehome is an opportunity to learn more about the local language.

Choosing to be an international student is a precious opportunity to live a unique, pleasant, entertaining and educational experience.

With Dinehome you will have the opportunity to meet local families and share your language and culture with them.

How it works

Being a host student with Dinehome means having dinner together with an Italian family once a week.

Dinner is held in the family's home and is kindly offered by the family. You will always visit the same family every week: thefamily-student pairing is fixed so that you can get to know each other better week after week and, for the best experience, we recommend that you have at least ten dinners together .

Remember that Dinehome is a personal experience, so it is not possible to participate in dinners with friends or boyfriends.

Usually Italian families also host you to practise your language/English, so during the dinners you will also have to speak English/your language and not just Italian!

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Register on Dinehome
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We make the best match
Italian family match
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The adventure begins
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What to expect

The Italian families who participate in Dinehome want to learn and mature by opening up to new values with a spirit of adaptation.

From a logistical point of view, the families are easily accessible on foot, by bus or by train.

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE LOCAL CULTURE
Immerse yourself in the local culture
PRACTISE YOUR ITALIAN WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS
Practice your Italian with native speakers
SHARE YOUR STORY AND THAT OF YOUR COUNTRY
Share your story and that of your country
FEEL AT HOME
Feel at home
START NEW FRIENDSHIPS
Start new friendships

Why Dinehome

Great experiences

93% satisfied

Really flexible

Testimonies

Listen to what some of the students who are already participating have to say!

Jay

"The best thing a student can receive from the Dinehome programme is the opportunity to get to know and build a relationship with someone they would not otherwise know."

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Annalena

"I consider it a perfect way to get in touch with Italians, to learn something about their culture, to improve the language and to spend pleasant evenings with delicious food."

5

Julianna

"Personally, the best thing I got from this experience was the friendship with my host family, which I know will last a long time."

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