Ireland

Length of exchange

3 weeks, beginning in early August

Info-meeting

None

Host Families

Mainly farming families, partly members of Macra Na Feirme (youth organisation)

Changing host families

Every week, often more frequent

Information / Organisation

The address of the host families might be known some days before departure. The change of hostfamilies is well planned, you‘ll get handed over to the next family and don‘t have to take care of it.

Work

Assistance on the farm and in the household

Excursions

Interesting excursions with the hostfamilies, sometimes more frequent than other times

Young Farmers/Rural Youth

Often an exchange at the evening with the youth organisation Macra na Feirme

Food

Often with patatoes, some specialities like black and wite pudding with entrails. Furthermore they drink a lot of tea, especially black tea.

Communication

Exclusively English

Other

Especially beautiful landscapes in Ireland, historically embossed past. Very open, helpful and friendly people, big cultural treasure.