Some more information on my home stay:
- Home stay Fee: $528 (includes meals I have with the family)
- Tuition for 5 weeks: $680
- Average cost per day = $35
I have some photos online of the home and the couple I am staying with. The husband, Lake, has a degree in Chemical Engineering and is going to grad school in September for a MBA. The wife, Lisa, has a degree in Computer Engineering and is working in some kind of financial company. And they want to practice English (maybe too much) with me.
I am in a new apartment building that was built last year. It is fairly large too (144m2), with three bedrooms, two baths, located on the 8th floor. One room is used as a study. There is a two gas burner range in the kitchen, no oven. There is an In-line hot water out on the balcony which must be turned on before using the shower. Almost each room has its own A/C unit (with remote controls), so there is no forced air.
There is construction all around, even more than Shanghai. Opening a window allows you to hear hammers pounding, saws running, and the rest of the sounds of construction. You can hear these sounds 24 hours a day, since somewhere in the distance there is a construction site that never stops. The view out my window is two 20 story apartment buildings being built.