By Sharon Emephia
- Let your host know ahead that you want to visit them and be sure it’s fine with them. Do not just bump on people, no matter the relationship you have with them, or just because you know where they live.
Also do not just show up at your host’s apartment with an extra person that your host wasn’t expecting and had no plans for.
- Go along with a gift for your host, no matter how little the gift may be. Just get something you know they’ll love. They will appreciate it and it will open your host’s heart to you a little more.
In addition, if you know you have a “brand of drink” or particular cookies you love and enjoy, for instance, you can go along with some of it, that way you save your host the stress of trying to get exactly what you enjoy.
- Take a good look around your host’s apartment; to figure out how they organize their space. Ensure you replace items or stuff how you met them after use.
- Ensure you keep the bathroom area clean after use, whether you have a guest bathroom or you are sharing with your host. Don’t leave bath scrub foam or hairs from your body on the bath tub/bathroom. Not appealing at all!
- Ensure you go along with personal stuff you’ll need while you are visiting, such as your toiletries, toothbrush; toothpaste, bath sponge, bath soap, towel, your change of undies, house wears, etc, except the visit was impromptu. Not every host likes to share their toiletries (except toilet tissue), with guests.
- If your host lives alone and there are no domestic staff, offer to help out in preparing meals and other domestic chores for the period you are visiting, except your host really doesn’t like their guests getting involved in house chores.
- While visiting, figure out ways to be a blessing and inspiration to your host. Come up with robust and inspiring conversations in their area of interest. When you bring value to people they will always want you around them, and even plead with you to extend the period of your stay!
- Ensure you keep private the information about your host you became privy to because you visited, that’s not obvious to the outside world. Keep your host’s secret, secret. Very important.
- Make do with the menu your host can afford at the time of your visit, so long as it’s not detrimental to your health. Do not make unpleasant remarks about what is presented to you. If it’s extreme; better you privily find a decent restaurant around the neighbourhood that offers what you really love to eat. Eat privately and go back to your host’s space. Let everyone be happy!!!
- Stick to the agreed time of your stay, no matter how comfortable your host’s apartment is, compared to yours, except something beyond your control comes up.
Do these things next time you pay a friend or relative a visit, and they’ll be looking forward to having you back… trust me.
I hope this inspired you a bit. If it did, kindly share the link so others can learn a thing or two also.
Much love💕
Sharon