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Host family troubles. While being the most feared part of one’s exchange year, it is unfortunately inevitable. Many hours of language camp consists of learning how to communicate, but it...keep reading

Introduction In the CBYX program there are certain events we are expected to participate through throughout the year, those of which being; D.C. orientation, a month at language camp, a...keep reading

Karneval: no school, only partying. I came to Germany for the culture, and though Karneval is not widely celebrated throughout Germany, it’s been one of the best ‘’holidays’’ I’ve experienced...keep reading

Liebe Readers, Welcome back, it’s been a while, and we have a lot to catch up on. Before I talk about everything that has been going on in my life,...keep reading

German weather in the winter can be especially hard to deal with. It seems almost always to be cloudy, rainy, and cold. I feel that through my experiences and what...keep reading

Being able to travel alone is a great privilege of the program, although the travel rules depend on what organization you are with. I was recently able to visit one...keep reading

Introduction When I received my host family placement, I was excited to figure out everything about my host siblings, host parents, what city I would be in, etc. - literally...keep reading

We are now past the halfway mark - Mara and Grace have been staying with us for over 5 months. Back in August we felt as though we had so...keep reading

Happy New Year! This month's blogpost I do not only want to talk about our New Years celebration on December 31, but also the Lunar New Year that I celebrated...keep reading

If you live in the Southeast, you will be going with the organization Experiment e.V. to Germany. You need to complete 15 service hours along with a Mid-Year Report detailing...keep reading