Homestay ?

[Guest Arnold]

If studying chinese at a uni, is it possible to live with a chinese family??

I know most unis want foreigners to live on campus, but just wandering

if there are any exceptions to this rule??

[Tsunku]

You'll see ads occasionally with families offering homes for foreign students. Usually they want someone who can help their kid with his English. Most of the ads I saw were looking for female students, as young guys are seen to be more troublesome. You can also try and live in an off-campus apartment with Chinese roomates. I lot of people I knew did this.

Many universities don't require students to live on-campus, they just offer the dorms as a cheap option. Or if it is required, plenty of students ignore it. I knew a lot of Chinese students who lived off campus without being bothered by the school for it (until SARS hit, when they cracked down on the students' whereabouts).

[Guest ducele]

I also want to study chinese in China; The problem is that I don't know nowone there an d don't know where to stay. Where can I find chinese families who can offer me a place to stay, in returning of work or something else.