10/09/2026
These were my host parents from the semester!
MundoLengua organizes students into host families. I was honestly really nervous from the beginning because I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t really know the family well, and I was nervous I wouldn’t know how to communicate with the people I’d be living with. But you learn to adapt to a new environment. You learn to communicate, and taking Spanish classes at UPO definitely helps! There were times where I struggled adjusting to the meal times or not doing my own laundry. But you eventually get into a rhythm and living with a host family can be such a special part of being abroad. It may be intimidating at first going into a country you may have never been to before and living with a family you don’t know. As long as you go abroad with an open mind, accept that some challenges are apart of it, and make the effort to immerse yourself into the culture, you will have such a memorable experience. Ana and Álvaro were amazing hosts to me. They had me in their best interest and made sure I was comfortable living with them. Ana especially pushed me to go out my comfort zone and made herself approachable for advice. When my mom visited me, they made the effort to meet and connect with her, even with a language barrier. Saying goodbye to this family was definitely a hard one.
There are going to be times where communication can be a little difficult, but the host families accommodated through the program have plenty of experience with abroad students and are patient about language barriers.
Please feel free to reach out to me (Aly) if you have any questions about Seville or living with a host family! I’d be happy to share more about my experience :))
Hasta la próxima!!🇪🇸
