Pension Boarding

"Even last night after dinner, it was almost 10:30 and my madame just came in my room and brought me a slice of cake and a glass of milk!"

"I have two pension brothers who are about the same age as me, they took me out for a walk on the first night and showed me where everything was in the town."

"I live with a woman who has been doing this for over 20 years, she's really experienced, and I live with a house mate from the school as well."

"They have two sons who are both professional Tennis players. So it's really cool to hear about how they train."

"They have also taken us to their chalet in the Alps, and they invite us to all sorts of events that they do...They have made us, literally, a part of their family."

"We have a really good relationship, she teaches me French every night."

"Adam came here being a very picky eater, now he is eating all of his vegetables. We are very proud of him."

"They call me chou-chou, which is what they also call their own daughters."

"We've been living with Francine and Franco for 8 months now and they have been extemely welcoming."

"We live up 157 stairs, but it's fine because it burns off all the cheese that we are eating!"

"I love my 'pension'. They’re amazing. They made me feel so at home from the minute I walked through the door."

"Before I met my 'pension' I was very nervous about it, because it's the first time living with a new family. I didn’t know if they would speak english that well or if my french would be adequate enough to actually interact with them. But I was kind of lucky by the fact that my Madame was a french teacher!"

"My 'pension' family, they’re super nice. They always ask me how my trips were, they strike conversation whenever they can, and occasionally their grandkids come. Its definitely a second family."

"We have a cat and a 'pension' sister, she’s 21 and we absolutely love it!"

"I get along very very well with my 'pension'. They have three grown up children so they sometimes come and visit. And we’ve got a little pension grandson and so he comes and visits. He’s one and a half so he’s very very cute. So its a lot of fun with my pension and I get along with them very well!"

"My 'pension' Dad is a wine maker, so he has his own wine company. It's called Valentine!" "And then my Madame is Croation and my Moms side is Croation. So she makes the same food as my Mom and my Grandmother. It really feels like home.”

"I live by myself, in my 'pension' with my two lovely 'pensions'. One’s a french teacher so thats been helping me out a lot. I speak lots of french, I’ve improved."

"The whole 'pension' living is one of the most important aspects of living in NJC because along with having all this education, you also have the ability to be integrated into the swiss culture, to learn how to speak french, to learn as much as you can about the locals during this year that is just so jam packed with a whole bunch of learning.”

"I love my 'pension', i live with an old woman and her cat, and she’s just the cutest thing. She worries about me, and we just talk about everything. She tells me about her life before students and she tells me about everything else.”

“My relationship with my 'pension' is really good. I live with a mom, a dad, and a little 7 year old. And for me that's really nice because i have a younger sister at home. So, I’m not really used to being the only child in the house. So its nice to have; even though they speak french, its nice to have a second family here.”

"My 'pension' is great. I was also a little bit concerned about the pension situation before i came, but once I got here I realized that they would become my family this year. They are always there for you and supporting you. It's definitely your home away from home."