What is a Host Family?
The responsibilities of the host family include providing a safe and friendly environment for the international student. In addition to providing the student with meals each day, the host family also looks after the student’s general well being. The student is encouraged to find ways to enrich his – or her – American experience while studying in Minnesota. And, the host family is to work with the student to provide transportation to and from the school.
Host families are volunteers from the Charleston community who provide a “home away from The Citadel” when a Cadet has leave. Host families may take a Cadet for a Saturday, for example, and provide a meal, give him/her a place to relax, do their laundry, watch television, or just sleep. Host families are usually assigned to Cadets who live more than three hours away form Charleston. Your son or daughter will have an opportunity of registering for a Host Family at the conclusion of Hell Week.
