This is not the idea. The Dinehome project favours continuity, and the idea of a host family is born precisely when the same student is always hosted by the same family. In this way an ongoing relationship is created and the student feels part of the family.

It may happen that there is no feeling. However, we recommend that you try at least a second time to see if you really don't want to continue. If you don't like the Dinehome experience itself and want to stop participating, just write to us. If you like the experience, but feel that it would be more satisfying with a different family, or hosting a different student, you will change families and students respectively. It is important to be honest from the start to avoid leading to an uncomfortable situation for both parties.

No, the family has to cook as at a normal family dinner. Of course, having a guest is recommended to take more care in choosing and preparing the food.

International students live in the centre of cities. So the area outside the city is quite out of the way for them. However, if there is a reliable and fast public transport connection to the centre the exchange can be done.

The day of the weekly dinner can be agreed with the student from time to time and in case of unforeseen circumstances the dinner can be postponed. It is not a problem if sometimes you are not available, just let the student know in advance and perhaps postpone the dinner. We always encourage you to keep the dinners going. We let you organise your own dinners so that we can meet everyone's needs.

During registration you can indicate the nationality preference of the student. Volunteers will choose the profile of a boy or girl that best suits your needs and interests.

Those responsible will begin the process of selecting a student for your family. After they have chosen the student, you will receive an email with the student's contact details and further information on how to proceed.

Students participating in Dinehome project want to learn about the local culture and share their own with enthusiasm. The age of our students is between 20 and 30 years old and they come from many countries including: France, Germany, Spain, United States, England, Pakistan, Turkey and more. Italy is not a random destination, in fact the students who arrive have chosen our country among many other possible destinations because they are passionate and curious about our language, food and culture.

Dinehome is a cultural and language exchange programme that will allow you to meet university students from all over the world. Once you have enrolled, you will be paired with an international student and you will invite them to your home for five or more dinners together. During the dinners, week after week, you will have the opportunity to make friends, discover new stories and traditions and converse in a foreign language, which will be either English or the student's mother tongue. We invite you to look at the photos and visit the website to see if the Dinehome experience is exactly what you are looking for. If you have any questions or concerns please write to us, we will be happy to answer them!

During the experience you will receive three surveys by email which you can fill in to give us your feedback: try to be constructive in everything you write.

To update your data and preferences, simply notify us of the changes by emailing us at hello@dinehome.it. There is no need to register again each time.

You can get in touch with the international university student via email or using the whatsapp number we provide you with at the time of matching.

You can contact the Dinehome team at this email: support@dinehome.com. We always welcome suggestions and comments, and it is always nice to hear about your Dinehome experiences too :)