the host homes

Volunteers will be pair up (1 UK volunteer and 1 volunteer from the exchange country) as a counterpart pairs. Each counterpart pairs lives with a local host home in both the UK and the exchange country host communities.


UK phase


BEN SATCHFIELD
hosting : Stuart & Fauzan
"can cook delicious apple crumble. and he was the only host home who danced at the community welcome!".









NIKE DANIEL
hosting : Lindsay & Judith
"was probably the worst UNO player we've ever met. that aside, she always ensured we had 'proper dinner' and listend to all our problems of the day. she kept us entertained with her singing while cleaning the bathroom and always looked after 'her ladies' very well. we miss you Nike!".





MARY & MALCOLM DUCKWORTH
hosting : Imel, Angharad, Jen & Uus
"Jen and Uus has stayed with Mary & Malcolm in the first 2 weeks. while Imel and Angharad is in the first 1 week and the last 2 1/2 weeks. 2 of a lot of best things we experience in the UK has happened with them; Mary's cooking and Malcolm's kindness to take all of us went kayaking!!".





PAM & PAUL BURRELL
+ son RICHARD
hosting : Imel & Angharad
"they're very nice and musical! Richard was playing guitar all the time, that made us automatically became the real death metal rockers! and also, Paul, Rich, and I teaches Angharad about football and what offside is".






SUE & MIKE HAWORTH
hosting : Jen, Uus, Imel & Angharad.
"Imel and Angharad has stayed at Sue & Mike's for a few days before going back to Mary & Malcolm's. incredibly cool! and very funny; always up for a laugh. thank you so much Sue & Mike! also: Sue cooks amazing chocolate brownies!".






COLLETE & MIKE O'SULLIVAN
+ daughter RONNIE
hosting : Helen & Lidya
"a very entertaining and welcoming family. Collete is a truly inspiring woman!".








EFUA & MICHAEL SEY KOI-LARBI
hosting : Hannah, Nova, Sophie & Karina
"they're so generous to put up 4 volunteers. it was a new experience for some of us to eat so much spicy food, do african dancing and watch soaps all the time! not sure if the last bit is Ghanaian culture?! they're really busy running three different african cultural academics, but still found time to make us feel at home. Efua can't be forgotten and we will always remember Michael's blakent cheating at cards!".



NOELLE & PAUL TAYLOR
hosting : Malcolm & Isaac
"Noelle is so good at singing and piano, she also a brilliant housewife, we recommend Noelle to be the first female bishop in church of England! Paul is an expert on singing-same as Isaac in tenor voice of the choir, haha-and trumpet. he also a good cook, i miss his sunday roasting".




MAGGIE LAWLOR
hosting : Waine & Hendry
"really nice woman and isn't afraid to put us in her place. enjoyed living with her and had many great debates on the sofa".









Indonesia phase


SYUKRIADI & YUNI
+ son FUADRA & ANDRE, daughter NIDIA
hosting : Phil
"it has been a great experience to live with a Muslim family and learn more about the ethnic group of Minangkabau -and also sample the delicious local food-. my host family and i also like to sit down and watch Indonesian Idol every week, Aris is a firm favourite in our household. luckily, i'm not the only focus of attention in our host home as there is another new arrival, 4 month old Nia-daughter of my host brother, Fuad-. i enjoy being 'om Phil' without having to do any of the hard work".



ARNO HAMIDI & ETI
+ sons ENDO & EDRAL
hosting : Stuart & Fauzan
"all very kind and ibu Eti is the best cook in the world".









EMZALMI & ROSMAWATI
+ 1 mom, 2 daughters, 1 son, 1 son-in-law, 2 granddaugters, and often some young nieces and nephews too. (at least 11 people in the house!)
hosting : Lindsay & Judith
"they have made us feel very at home and look after us like our real mum and dad. we have a very big family, so there's always lots going on. 2 year old Aisya loves her new CU Jimmy hat, and 10 year old Ami has been practicing her English. Mama always makes sure there's non-spicy food and plenty rambutan! we love our new family!"



ABDI DHARMA & MACHDALENA
+ daughter ANDINA
hosting : Imel & Angharad
"very nice and intelligent family! our host dad is a professor, host mum is a doctor, and Dina is the president of AIESEC (an international organisation in Padang). the first 2 weeks, we have already made Dina a half vegetarian. vegetarians are the best!"





YENDRIWEL & FATMAWATI
hosting : Lidya & Helen
"probably the nicest people we have ever met! the parents of team 70. we feel very lucky to live in the Little House on the Prairie".








SALDI ISRA & LESLIE TAUFIK
hosting : Malcolm & Isaac
+ parents ILHANDI TAUFIK & wife, daughters WARDAH & AISYAH, son HAIFAN, sister ANNI, brothers YAHYA & DAYAT, students FERRY & DONALD.
"they have a lot of rambutan and durian trees on their home village!".






HILDAWATI IWAK
+ daughter ROZA & sons IWAN and FADLI
hosting : Waine & Hendry
"we think this family are very welcoming to us. the whole family are trying to use as much English wherever possible as it's difficult for me to speak Bahasa all the time. Ibu cooks really lovely food and they have really nice house which we have all of the second floor to :)".





ALWIS & NINI
hosting : Jen & Uus
"they are very nice! try very hard to speak English and always surprise us-like our host sister wants to be an aerobics teacher! we always chat in the lengthy powercuts, or last night, there was no powercut, so we watched Harry Potter".






YULISMAN & YESMITA
+ daughter MELLA & son RIDHO
hosting : Sophie & Karina
"they do so much to make us feel at home, we are very cosseted. all the other volunteers comment on out huge lunches with different food every day. Mama is a very good cook. even though my Bahasa Indonesia is limited, we can have a good time and manage to understand each other, eventhough Papa made me do a speech in Bahasa the first day I got there".



EDDI & EVI
hosting : Hannah & Nova
"we're been made very welcome in Indonesia by our mama and papa here. They have four children, but just the two youngest live at home. Although mama is always busy, there's delicious food every meal. The house is always full of family and friends and we'vw met lots of interesting people".