High School USA Blog

Hello to everyone reading this! My name is Lea Marie, I’m 15 years old and right now I am doing an exchange year in Illinois. I’ve been here for one...keep reading

When I mention to people that we are hosting an exchange student, I get a myriad of standard replies: “What made you decide to do that?” “We’ve talked about hosting,...keep reading

Greetings! My name is Melissa. I live in Wisconsin with my husband Frank and our dog Kiah. We first learned about CIEE after hosting an exchange student through another organization...keep reading

I’m pretty terrible at timing, The first week has been unbelievably busy, but it has also been unbelievably exciting. While the end of my first 7 days has most certainly...keep reading

Introduction When first applying for the CBYX program I had a thousand questions. One of my concerns was language camp and what that entailed. So I searched throughout the internet...keep reading

Hello Friends! As of right now, frankly, I have nothing of substance to say. I just wanted to kickstart the blog with a little portion of information about me as...keep reading

‘Everything happens for a reason,’ or at least, that’s what everyone kept telling me... The journey to becoming an exchange student in Germany has been similar to a Kansas road...keep reading

Growing up in the United States of America, you don’t learn much about the rest of the world unless you seek it out. Coming from a not-so-diverse, growing town near...keep reading

Last week, the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange participants met in Berlin for our End of Year Seminar. We spent our five days exploring the city, touring the Reichstag, and preparing...keep reading

Last Sunday, my host mom and I took part in the annual Rhön Wandervierer. The Wandervierer is a fundraiser started by four Hessian villages in which sponsors make donations for...keep reading