ELI’s two-person suites offer students a dormitory-like experience complete with meal service. Other amenities include swimming pool, fitness center, sand volleyball court, tanning bed and a study lounge with computers and printers. Each room is equipped with a refrigerator, freezer and microwave.

• A two-person suite offers the student their own bedroom and a bathroom shared with one other tenant.

ELI’s four-person suites offer students a dormitory-like experience complete with meal service. Other amenities include swimming pool, fitness center, sand volleyball court, tanning bed and a study lounge with computers and printers. Each room is equipped with a refrigerator, freezer and microwave.

• A four-person suite allows the student to share a dormitory-style room with one other student and a bathroom shared with three other tenants.

The living situation in homestay programs may range from basic room-rental arrangements to complete family immersion. The student will typically have their own bedroom, but join the family for meals and take part in their normal daily routine.

Advantages to homestays include affordability, greater cultural immersion, increased opportunities to use English and the ability to make new friends quickly.

• A homestay allows the visiting international student to live with a host family or individual in their private home.
• A homestay allows students to experience what everyday life is like in an American home.