Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Arrive with a gift for your host family. If you are visiting one of the children, unless the occasion is a sleep-over party, your gift should be for the parents. A bouquet of fresh flowers makes a wonderful gift. So does cheese, wine, or pastries. This courtesy shows how much you value the invitation.
Step2
Let the host family lead the activities. Your job is to fit in with what the family customarily does. Even if you are accustomed to going to bed and waking up late, if your host family retires at ten and rises at six, you should too.
Step3
Take better care of your host family’s things than you do your own. If you are reading a book, don’t bend the binding or fold down the corners of the pages. If you have a drink, use a coaster.
Step4
Eat what is set before you without complaining. Even if you do not like what is served, eat a small portion. Don’t take the biggest or the last piece of meat or dessert. Always thank and compliment your hosts for the meal.
Step5
Offer to help with simple chores like setting and clearing the table or loading the dishes in the dishwasher.
Step6
Clean up after yourself in the bathroom. Use a paper towel to swipe the sink clean after using it to brush your teeth. Make sure that the bathtub is clean and that no stains are left on the toilet. Hang up your towels.
Step7
Strip your bed after the last night that you sleep in it. Fold your used sheets and pillowcases and place them on the bed. Put your towels in the hamper. Make sure that any trash you generated is in a waste basket.
Step8
Pack a blank note card and matching envelope so that you can write a thank you note before you leave. This can be placed on the bed leaning against the pillow so that the host will be sure to find it. In the event that you do not bring stationery with you, mail a thank you note within two or three days of ending your visit.
Novice 
