High School USA Blog

Recently, my school held their very first ever "Spieltag" or play day, and yes it's exactly what it sounds like. Students showed up to school so that they could play...keep reading

Sometimes amazing opportunities you have to search for and really work hard to accomplish, and others simply fall into you lap. My host sister Kirsten recently asked me if I...keep reading

This fall Ferien school vacation was absolutely incredible. I have never had two full weeks of vacation from school, and it was an amazing way to further imerse myself in...keep reading

Hallo zusammen! Now that it's officially been a month since making the transition from language camp to my host family, I have been settling in more and more and have...keep reading

On Saturday, I went to the grocery store with my host dad and host sister. Our outing began by putting all of our glass and plastic bottles in the trunk...keep reading

Yesterday, 3/10/19, was the German reunification day where we celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall. My family, a friend, and I took this opportunity to watch the local Warburg...keep reading

I am a music lover. From singing to playing or even just listening to music, I love it all. So, I made sure to become involved in the local band...keep reading

Hallo zusammen! The first couple weeks with my host family have been an interesting adjustment period, but overall the time has been great and I've had a lot of cool,...keep reading

German and English, Deutschland und Amerika. These ties are very strong and prevelant in the day to day german culture. There isn't anywhere you go that you don't see something...keep reading

After a week of following my host sister around with her schedule, I finally have my own! Like I mentioned in my last blog post, classes here vary every day,...keep reading