High School Semester Abroad Blog

With holidays just around the corner, I have been to several Weihnachtsmärkte, or Christmas markets. My favorite, and one of the most popular, is at Alexanderplatz, one of the city...keep reading

With holidays just around the corner, I have been to several Weihnachtsmärkte, or Christmas markets. My favorite, and one of the most popular, is at Alexanderplatz, one of the city...keep reading

With holidays just around the corner, I have been to several Weihnachtsmärkte, or Christmas markets. My favorite, and one of the most popular, is at Alexanderplatz, one of the city...keep reading

So my day started out as a fairly calm day. I had plans on meeting a few other exchange students in Shibuya at 12 to check out a cat cafe...keep reading

Last week, our exchange group went on a weekend trip to Granada. It. Was. Amazing. I was only there for three days and I’m already making plans to go back...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 past week, I did not have school. This is the week of fiestas patrias, the celebration of Chile’s birthday. For over a little over a week, the city has...keep reading

After six weeks of school in Chile, the following striking differences between American and Chilean high schools have somehow become normal to me. Homework is Illegal Yep. You heard me...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

"Don't make any plans for this Saturday" was all my host family said to me the week before August 11th. Apparently there was going to be an important party at...keep reading