High School USA Blog

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

DAY 1- Sprachcamp (language camp) Jetlag is a real thing. Sleep depravation, also, very real. I stayed up for the entire plane ride, nervous excitement exuding from every part of...keep reading

Life in the language camp is always busy. Whether we are in language or cultural classes to meals or city visits I found these past weeks flying by me and...keep reading

I have been preparing for this exchange year since I received my confirmation letter, and I knew one of the hardest things I would have to do was to say...keep reading

Nebraska… prairie, boring, prairie, at least that’s what everyone thinks. What they don’t know is that we have over two dozen lakes (picture 1), a waterfall (picture 2), a national...keep reading

Hi folks! I have arrived in Germany safe, and already started to figure life out over here. So many things are different here, and I still have to get used...keep reading

Hello! My name is Grace, and I am so excited to share my exchange experience with you! I’ve wanted to study abroad for as long as I can remember, so...keep reading