So now that I’ve been to both places and tried out both ways of living, I know a lot about EF California. And this time I chose Long Beach because I really loved California and I wanted to try the college life. I honestly thought it would be close to impossible to collect enough points to go back to America but I decided to try anyway, and I actually managed to do it. When I got home and heard about the Crew programme I thought I’d try it out. And that was a great choice, because I lived with a great family and I got some amazing friends to share all new experiences with. But after speaking to people and so, I decided that host family probably was the best for me because then I would get the chance to get to know an American family, celebrate 4th of July and actually see more of the American culture. I went around thinking about it for an entire weekend, I asked friends and relatives what they thought and tried to come up with some sort of pros and cons list of them both. My mom thought I should go to Long Beach because when she was younger she went away to America for one year and her host family wasn’t as good as she had hoped, while my dad was feeling that the family might be the best option for me. A comparison between staying at Long Beach Residence and staying with a host family.īefore I booked my first trip I had a hard time choosing whether I was going to stay at the residence or in a family.
