Traveling and the Proliferation of Travel Agencies Traveling is indeed everybody’s activity. We travel for a variety of reasons, to meet different people, to get acquainted with different cultures, or simply to fulfill our wanderlust. Whatever the reason, traveling is seen by many as one way to recharge and refresh one’s temperament to help us cope better with the demanding tasks of our daily lives. Proof of the explosion of traveling as a hobby or passion to some is the proliferation of travel agencies that purport to handle your travel needs. These travel agencies handle everything from your departure to your accommodation up to your return if you are willing to shed some bucks to pay for their expensive services. Host & Care Helps You Travel On the other hand, there is also a site that offers you the opportunity to travel simply by means of getting the help of other people who are willing to serve as your host for the entire duration of your stay in exchange for free services that will be agreed on by the parties. What’s more is that traveling this way comes in virtually no cost at all. The name of the site? Host & Care. Technically, Host & Care is not a travel agency though it serves in a manner similar to travel agencies. Host & Care has benefited different people to fulfill their travel needs. Host & Care also affords people to check on the background of the person they may have an agreement with to ascertain their credibility and for their safety. Host & Care Benefits Single Parents One of those who can benefit from the services offered by Host & Care are single parents. Single parents may be pressed for time in making ends meet that there is little time left for child rearing. One alternative to this problem is to be a host for foreign exchange student who are in need of a homestay. In exchange for free room and board, the foreign exchange student will render free child care, house sitting, home care, pet sitting and other work in exchange for free room and board courtesy of the host family. Moreover, single parents will be freed from the demands of caring for the baby herself along with the heart-warming knowledge of having provided shelter to someone who needs one. Host & Care Benefits Foreign Exchange Students The system works two ways: it benefits the foreign exchange student and it also benefits the host family. The foreign exchange student will have the opportunity to experience free travel and work in exchange for free room and board. If the student is from outside the U.S., there is the added perk of learning English courtesy of the host family. And there is no better way to learn English than learning it from the very people who speak the language. Moreover, the student will also be able to save a lot of money as he doesn’t have to pay for room and board or the bills so he can save on his allowance for more meaningful expenses. Moreover, being a foreign exchange student will give him the opportunity to learn the culture of the host family, expanding his horizons. And what’s even more amazing is that all these come virtually free.