SAMPLE HOST LISTING

ITEMS IN COLUMN I

"138" indicates listing number; "FARM AREA" indicates name of city or area; (The Host ID—98765—is for office use); "Quoted Comment" offers a brief introduction to the host's area and/or what they wish to share with travelers.

"15m NE of Ft Dodge" indicates distance & direction (North, East, South, West) from closest city.

"2 in 1, more" indicates the number of travelers in number of visits last year, and that the host wants "same," "more," or "fewer" travelers this year; or "new host" may appear.

"4P/2C:2+N" indicates number of travelers for number of nights able to host; "+" indicates possibly more (i.e. 4 persons or 2 couples for 2+ nights); "FAM" indicates the hosts are willing to host families with children under 12 years for longer than 2 nights, if prearranged; "Dis:" indicates willingness and ability to host disabled travelers.

" Notice:5 days phone," (i.e. minimum 5 days notice by phone) indicates minimum advanced notice by writing, phoning or, if blank, either writing or phoning. NSMOK, HDOG (i.e. no smoking, have dog), indicates special conditions and limitations, Ext: 2P:7-14 (i.e. 2 people for 7 to 14 days), indicates willingness to host travelers for an extended visit, if convenient.

ITEMS IN COLUMN II

Host Name(s) indicates the members of the household; family name(s) are boldfaced.

Mailing Address Lines indicate the mailing/street address, city, state and postal code.

"h)" signifies a home telephone number, where the asterisk indicates a telephone answering machine and "18-22" are the hours to call; similarly, " w)" signifies work telephone number and "e)" means an E-mail address.

Transportation Information indicates general directions to Hosts' home, "can pick up" indicates that if convenient the host can transport the traveler from Ft Dodge to their home.

ITEMS IN COLUMN III

"SP, ger" indicates languages spoken in addition to English (i.e. fluent in Spanish, some knowledge of German).

"F'50 nurse" indicates household member(s)' gender, birth year, and occupation (i.e. a female born in 1950 who is a nurse).

"Int:" indicates main interests.

"Org:" indicates main organizations active in.

"Lv:" indicates countries or areas lived in.

"Tr:" indicates countries or areas traveled in.

ACCOMMODATIONS & EXTENDED VISITS:

Hosts can Accommodate:

C: Couple P: People

F: Female fam: families welcome for 2 nights

M: Male FAM: Families welcome for 2+ nights

For this Length of Time:

D: Day(s)

N: Night(s)

W: Weeks

EVP: Extended Visit Possible

ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:

Dis: People with Disabilities Welcome as Follows:

D: Guide dogs welcome

H: Hearing-impaired welcome

M: Mobility-impaired welcome

T: Limited transportation provided

V: Vision-impaired welcome

W: Wheelchair accessible home

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS:

Number indicates minimum days notice required.

NPNR: no prior notice required

P: phone notice

W: written notice (fax and e-mail)

No “P” or “W” = either way

SPECIAL LIMITATIONS:

HPET(S): Have a pet(s)

NALCO: No alcohol

NSMOK: No smoking

NSMOKI: No smoking indoors

PWEND: prefers weekends

SBA: Sleeping bag advisable

SBN: Sleeping bag necessary

SMOKER: Host is a smoker

VEG: Household is vegetarian or vegan

COMMON LANGUAGES:
CAPITAL LETTERS = Fluent (ex. SP = speaks Spanish well)
small letters = Some knowledge (ex. fr = speaks a little French)
AR Arabic	ASL American Sign Language	BEN Bengali
CAN Cantonese	CZ Czech	DAN Danish
DUT Dutch	ESP Esperanto	EST Estonian
FAR Farsi	FIN Finnish	FR French
GER German	GR Greek	HBR Hebrew
HIN Hindi	HUN Hungarian	IT Italian
LAT Latvian	LIT Lithuanian	JPN Japanese
KOR Korean	MAN Mandarin	NOR Norwegian
PER Persian	POL Polish	POR Portuguese
RUM Rumanian	RUS Russian	SP Spanish
SW Swedish	THA Thai	TUR Turkish
UK Ukrainian	UR Urdu	VT Vietnamese
YDH Yiddish