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From Plain to Personal: Making My Room My Own
My bedroom in the United States lacked personal touches. I liked my room plain: Having fewer items meant that I had less to dust and clean.
Finding My Sport: Badminton
When I moved to Germany, I thought I escaped the clutches of ball sports with rackets, but I never saw myself willingly replacing one court sport with another.
The Purpose of Language Camp | In Preparation for Germany
Language camp: It's the month when students from the tip of Maine to the Caribbean Islands come to refine their conduct and learn about German cultural awareness.
In Germany, Learning About… China?!?!
Although I expected my first friends in Germany to be, well, German, they actually ended up being Chinese students.
Walking in the Woods | The View in Germany
Gazing outside my sunlit window, I peer down at the perimeter of my backyard, where the lush green Austrian pines nestle closely with the vivid purple hues of hydrangeas.
How 'Bout Them Apples?
Germans love fresh fruit. Families living in small towns will commonly grow bushes of raspberries or take care of peach trees.
Learning Languages in Germany
The paper is supposed to test my knowledge of English, which is quite good! But the test? It’s in German.
A Month in Language Camp
I’m writing this in my bottom bunk with my friends in the room and the sun shining through the gaps in the blinds, after having had my usual breakfast of... keep reading
A CBYXer's Guide to Bad Laasphe
The CBYX program begins with a 4-week intensive language camp. Knowing German is not a requirement for applying to the program, so many people, like me, didn’t have it in... keep reading
Time Warp
Three weeks can feel like forever. Three weeks can feel like no time at all. I’ve found language camp to be both at the same time.
Goodbye America, Hallo Deutschland!
The exciting journey from Washington, DC to Germany with the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Program!
What to Expect - Orientation
This blog gives a brief expectation of what will happen at the initial Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) orientation.
Auf Wiedersehen und Hallo
This week I have been packing my bags and saying my goodbyes. Yesterday I spent my last day at home hanging out with my best friend Caden and my family... keep reading
Sunburned Essays and the Road to Germany
A few days ago, CIEE had a webinar for high school students going on the CBYX program. It was run by our usual CIEE team (the people we’ve been communicating... keep reading