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

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

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

As you can imagine, German school systems are not set up in the way american school systems. Whether this be a small difference of how the teachers dress to school...keep reading

I have officially survived a week of German high school! This week, I followed around my host sister in all of her classes so that I could learn how school...keep reading

It’s been nineteen days since we stepped off the bus that took us from the Frankfurt Airport to Kloster Hedersleben, and by now we’ve fallen into a routine. Each day,...keep reading

Hey y’all! After a few weeks of living in Schloß Wittgenstein, I wanted to share the benefits and downfalls of my new home. Although I do have some cons in...keep reading

A list of differences so far living in Germany Things I thought would be different There is a German Netflix They drive on the right side of the road How...keep reading