High School USA Blog

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

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

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

Countless times before leaving, I was told that I’ll have days that are full of adventure, some of the most memorable of my life. And then, I’ll have days just...keep reading

Hi folks! A lot has happened since my last blog post. I went to the most important and fun cross country meet in the seaoson, my Hostbrother turned 4 years...keep reading

This weekend was kind of busy. My host sister, her friend, and I took the train to Paderborn together on Saturday. Paderborn is a bigger city (almost 150,000 people live...keep reading

One of my friends from language camp, Mariel, only lives about 40 minutes away from Höxter, so I spent this past weekend with her and her host family. She told...keep reading

My mom and I have a running joke about how I constantly think that things are going to be terrible, that I’m going to hate it or mess up or...keep reading