High School Semester Abroad Blog

Moving across the world to an entirely new place without knowing anybody or anything about your surroundings can seem intimidating. Being able to smoothly and easily adapt and adjust to...keep reading

Before moving to Brazil, I had almost zero experience with Portuguese. I downloaded the Duolingo app on my phone, but I rarely used it. Until I boarded the plane from...keep reading

Traveling to Japan was so much fun! I started my journey at the Sacramento airport where I gave my parents and my dog Dodger a hug goodbye with some bonus...keep reading

I expected the Brazilian culture to be different from the American culture I grew up in, but I was not really ready for it all when I arrived. No amount...keep reading

This trip to Morocco is the most life changing trip I’ve ever been on. I will be sharing pictures of what I got to see and do throughout the trip,...keep reading

Day 1: Thursday night at 10 pm I began packing. As we know, I’m a procrastinator and that includes absolutely everything. I decided to stay up until 2 am, which...keep reading

This week has been kind of calm. I have received a lot of information for upcoming events, like when exams are or what trips are coming up that I need...keep reading

I have now been going to school in Chile for two months. Because of this, I have noticed the many differences between school here and school in the US. School...keep reading

As an exchange student in Chile, I have experienced many different things, whether it is cultural or just the different things that the people here tend to do. If you...keep reading

As I was making the daunting decision to study abroad, millions of questions cluttered my brain. The fear of not knowing exactly how this experience was going to unfold made...keep reading