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Edit: 1.5 hours. Not 15![/quote]

Do multiple kids stay with the same host family? I'm wondering whether the kids are completely on their own for such a long commute or whether they have a commute buddy.

(Before anyone pounces on me with helicopter parent accusations: my older kid did a summer study program in Amsterdam during high school, and while they stayed in a hostel, they were supposed to commute to/from classes with a buddy. And the younger kid I'm thinking might be a candidate for NSLI-Y regularly takes city buses around our non-DMV-area suburb (with terrible public transportation options).)[/quote]

Regarding homestay/commute: Only 1 kid per host family. Host parents accompanied them for first day to show how to use public transport, then my kid traveled each day on their own. My kid didn't complain about the commute itself, but they did complain about being tired, and about not having as much free time as they would have hoped. Commute was longer than expected but all the kids in the group had similar commute time.[/quote]

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