homestay better or apartment better?
...nclude 3 meals. Living at an apartment, on the other hand, gives students more flexibility in how much to spend on rent and whether to participate in a meal plan. Students can elect to split utilities and other expenses with a sibling or other roommate. Instead paying $700-$800 per month, living in an apartment is an economical way to students. Unlike living in an apartment, in homestay, students are treated like one of family. Students will be expected to help out around the house and are also expected to do their own laundry and to be home before 12 clock. Moreover, students living in a homestay have to give advance notice to their host family if they want to stay out of the house over night. However, students are less limited when they live in an apartment. Nobody cares what time they come home and they do not have to do extra housework. In contrast with living in an apartment, the English immersion experience is perhaps the most important aspect of living in homestay. Many students choose homestay to further increase their exposure to the English language and to Canadian culture. One of the great positive aspects of homestay is that students will hear the English spoken all the time whereas students living in an apartment with their fri...