High School USA Blog

A host family switch is often seen as the worst case scenario for many exchange students. In preparation for our year, we talked through countless possible host family conflicts and...keep reading

Germany loves Christmas! Because there’s no Thanksgiving here, Christmas decorations started going up nearly half-way through November. One of the biggest ways Germany celebrates Christmas is with Weihnachtsmärkte (Christmas markets)...keep reading

It’s definitely been a minute since I wrote a blog post. I’ve been holding out because I wanted to write about Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving was almost a week ago. To be...keep reading

I haven’t really been “home-sick” since my first week with my host family. Today was the first day in a while that I’ve truly felt a bit home-sick. That’s because...keep reading

Mariel came to visit me this weekend, so on Saturday, we took the train to Hannover together. This was supposed to be simple. We only had to switch trains once,...keep reading

Hi folks! I am going to talk about the differences between high schools in the U.S., and in Germany. First of all I want to say that there is not...keep reading

I can’t believe it’s been 2 months since I’ve gotten to my host family! It feels like longer than that and also not quite that long yet. I do feel...keep reading

This weekend I took a trip to Hamburg with Experiment. My host sister, Josie, came with me, which was really fun. We took the train to Hamburg on Friday night,...keep reading

Earlier in September, I received a very nice invitation to go to my host grandparent’s 50th-anniversary celebration with the rest of my host family. My host mom explained to me...keep reading

For the past two weeks, I have been interning at the Porsche Center Frankfurt. The experience has been unbelievably enriching. From scheduling appointments, sitting in on marketing meetings and working...keep reading