Save Money while Traveling with the Family

I came across an interesting site while I was surfing the Web today. The site is called H.E.L.M. Travel. H.E.L.M. stands for Home Educated Learn More while Traveling. Basically, it is a

"H.E.L.M.
Travel is organizing a pool of homeschooling families who are looking to enrich
their children’s education through hands-on learning experiences. You
and other homeschooling families will exchange their
primary residence, a second/vacation home, maybe even a timeshare that isn’t
being used OR you can choose to host a family in your home rather than exchanging
during one, two or three pre-designated dates."

I’m not sure how
I feel about this yet. On one hand I love this idea. It could save a family
a great deal of money. However, on the other hand, do I really want another
family staying in my home? Hmmm… definitely something to think about. Since
other families are giving up their homes to other homeschooling families then
aren’t they at the same risk that I am by giving up my home too?

What are your
thoughts on this?

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