Dear Joe:

You are welcome. Good: learning from your own experience with a host family. This is why I suggested re-reading your own posts sometime, taking notes. Regarding your experience then: I can very much relate to not wanting to talk to the family after a long, hard day with screaming kids (I was a teacher/ substitute)- this would be like a second job for me. I would need time alone to rest and regroup after a challenging teaching (or trying-to-teach, as it was for me) job.

anita