I loved that [they] took me into their home and taught me about their traditions and customs.

179

My favorite part of the trip was the homestay arrangement with my host family in Ireland.

177

They keep you really busy. It was sometimes hard to process everything because there was so much to take in.

166

I loved learning about the European culture firsthand.

160

Lots of soap operas, ... Both English and Irish. It sounds cheesy but we also ate a lot of potatoes while I was staying with them. We had stews and breads too.

151

We're not to the point that we're depriving ourselves. What we do is spend money on what really matters to us.

149

We wanted to get a college education for at least one child before we started a family. That's one of our goals -- to be able to provide college for our children without loans or having to work crazy jobs.

142

It was very enriching. A great opportunity.

114

We got really close.

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