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10 Homestay Experiences

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A bedroom in one of Cama e Café's 19th-century homes in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. (Alex Robinson)
Looking down the hallway toward a bedroom in one of Cama e Café's art nouveau houses in Santa Teresa. (Alex Robinson)
Breakfast at the home of an artist who hosts guests through Cama e Café in Rio. (Alex Robinson)
The House of Clay outside Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. (Alex Robinson)
A family living room complete with Louis XIV chairs in a Parisian homestay. (Courtesy Homestay in Paris)
The Plaza de Armas in Cuzco, Peru. (Alex Robinson)
Quechua indigenous people in the streets of Cuzco, Peru. (Alex Robinson)
The Aagman family home in Kerala state, India. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
The dining room in the Aagman family home in Kerala. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
A host family outside the Casa de Morada Portuguese-colonial home in Goa, India. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
The main guest bedroom at the Casa de Morada home in Goa. (Courtesy Mahindra Homestays)
A rural home in the heart of Belarus. (Courtesy Green Belarus)
Community rice and corn fields outside a Lahu village in Northern Thailand. (Alex Robinson)
The family hearth in a Lahu village in Northern Thailand. (Alex Robinson)
Breakfast in a London home. (Courtesy At Home in London)
A private bathroom in a London home. (Courtesy At Home in London)
A traditional Mayan home in southern Belize. (Courtesy Toucan Trail)
Dinner in a Japanese home. (Courtesy Homestay in Japan)
Learning calligraphy with a host family in Japan. (Courtesy Homestay in Japan)