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[quote=Anonymous]We noticed the AP's who were better English speakers tended to match more quickly if in an immediate major city (we later learned many ended up in Manhattan, NW DC, San Fran, or Chicago when they told us why they turned us down). And some AP's who we interviewed matched with families with more of an "easy" gig (i.e. one kid). You sort of need to "upsell' your situation: show how nice your area is, fun things they can do where you live, what the pubic transportation is like, that maybe your family might be more friendly that other host families so they should consider you, show pictures of the car/room/home they will live in if especially nice, how easy your kids are, etc. Put yourself in their shoes. Many don't want to share a 2 bedroom apartment with 5 kids and one bathroom, as an example....but maybe more appealing if it's in the heart of DC next to all the action! Show the positive in the profile, and have the realistic conversations over Skype/Facetime.[/quote]
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