High School USA Blog

Moin! Yesterday was Thanksgiving. It is usually a family-oreinted holiday in the United States, so it can be difficult day for exchange students (me included). Fortunately, I was so lucky...keep reading

Today, my friends and I decided to go to the Oldenburg Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas Market. We each sought out something to eat and spent the afternoon recovering from a grueling...keep reading

Last week marked the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, a series of antisemitic pogroms under the Nazi Reich in 1938. One day after school, I sat down at one of the...keep reading

Hallo my readers! A few days ago I hit the end of Month 2 in my time in Germany. This milestone prompted me to take a look at some of...keep reading

Moin! Long time, no blog. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been getting settled into my new host community after switching placements. However, I joined my host community at “the...keep reading

“You’re from America, right?” I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked this question over the last few weeks. Usually it is the segue into other questions which are...keep reading

Before leaving on my exchange year, I was told that if I took one thing from our Oreintation Seminars it should be that "Culture Shock is real and you will...keep reading

At orientation one month ago, our Betreuerschaft prepared us for the highs and lows of culture shock. In a thought process that was equal parts excitement and naivete, I assumed...keep reading

Guten Morgen my loyal readers! Today I am reporting on an event I attended in the city of Hannover last night. The Royal Gardens at the Hannover Palace opened for...keep reading

Guten Abend from Deutschland! Today marks three weeks in Germany and I couldn't be more grateful for all the learning opportunities and chances to explore that CBYX has given me...keep reading