Become a home host
Bring the world into your home!
Get to know one of our international visitor groups over a one-evening diplomacy dinner or host one to two visitors for a short-term (two- to 14-day) overnight exchange experience. These hosting experiences will broaden your global perspective and connect you to the world.
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Host overnight Host a dinner
Host overnight
NNIC offers short-term (2–14 days) hosting opportunities for youth and professionals, allowing community members to connect with international visitors. Hosting is a great way to experience new cultures, share your perspective, and engage without a long-term commitment. Hosts can also join cultural celebrations and activities.
Visitors participate in weekday program activities, minimizing scheduling conflicts. Hosts typically drop off guests at a central location each morning, where transportation and meals are provided until evening pickup. Hosts are asked to provide breakfast, some dinners (when no evening activities are scheduled), and weekend meals.
Current overnight hosting opportunities:
Home hosts for SUSI will be requested to host participants in their homes over a weekend, for two nights. Families or individuals may host 1-2 participants. Participants may not share a room with a member of the home host family; however, two participants may stay together in one room.
- Homestay dates: TBA
- Participant country of origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Peru, Sri Lanka, and Zambia
- Contact: Sara Jones at susi@nnic.org
Host a dinner at your home
Each visitor group is welcomed with a home-hosted dinner at least once during their stay. These are informal meals, offering a chance to share your culture. Whether it’s pizza night, tacos, a BBQ, or a favorite family dish, the goal is a warm and welcoming experience.
Any dietary restrictions or religious accommodations will be shared in advance, and NNIC can provide guidance.
Current dinner hosting opportunities:
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Launched in 1940, the IVLP is a professional exchange program that seeks to build mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders. Since its inception in 1940, thousands of distinguished individuals have participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program, including more than 326 current and former Chiefs of State and Heads of Government, thousands of cabinet-level ministers, and many other distinguished leaders from the public and private sectors. These visits reflect the international visitors’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States.
- International visitors may or may not speak English. Non-English-speaking visitors will be accompanied by two interpreters.
Spring 2025 Institute Dates: April 25 and May 2
Fall 2025 Institute Dates: October/September TBA
The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program (YSEALI AFP) is part of the wider Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which is the U.S. government’s signature program to strengthen leadership development and networking in Southeast Asia. The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program provides skills training to youth, aged 18-25, from eleven countries in Southeast Asia including Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. The program is designed to strengthen leadership development across ASEAN, deepen engagement with young leaders on key regional and global challenges, and strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Southeast Asia.
YSEALI Fellows are hosted for dinner in a local home at least two times each Institute during their stay in our community.
Apply to be a YSEALI (Adult) Dinner Home Host
General hosting details:
- Fellows speak English
- Any dietary restrictions or religious accommodations will be communicated in advance and NNIC can provide guidance
- These are informal dinners in your home and opportunities for you to share your culture with our visitors. It could be a pizza night, taco night, a BBQ dinner, or whatever your family would like to share
Questions? Email our YSEALI Program Coordinator, Cydney Giroux at cydneyg@nnic.org.
Questions?
- Review Home Host Frequently Asked Questions
- Email nnic@nnic.org
- Sign up for the monthly NNIC newsletter to be the first to learn about upcoming opportunities!
Our commitment to diversity
NNIC recognizes the University's commitment to diversity and inclusion and operates all programs to align with our shared commitment to a culture of excellence, inclusion and accessibility. We are proud to share our diverse Reno community with international visitors through home hosting and dinner hosting. We recognize that the diversity of our community is what makes up the rich fabric of Northern Nevada and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply to host.