High School USA Blog

Today marks the last day of Sommerferien before Oldenburg schools start up again, so my host family decided to make an Ausflug to Hamburg. Though it’s impossible to experience all...keep reading

Dear American family, Before I came, we started following each other on Instagram, sometimes we sent some emails and even before I saw you or heard your voices, I already...keep reading

Helau! This past week, we celebrated Fastnacht (or, in the Mainz dialect, “Fassenacht”), or Carnival, which marks the beginning of Lent. I was also told that it had something to...keep reading

Hello everybody, January has finished, four month to stay - time to say thanks to my wonderful host family. I am really very happy with them, and in my new...keep reading

Hey everyone! In today's post I would like to tell you more about my local coordinator! If you don't know what a local coordinator is, he or she will have...keep reading

Hi everybody, second (and so my last) semester just started, but I didn't tell you about my holidays yet. I went for New Years Eve to Orlando with my host...keep reading

Fröhliche Weihnachten! Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays, so I was super excited to celebrate it in Germany. My host family celebrated Christmas primarily on Christmas Eve,...keep reading

It's hard to believe it's only two days left until Christmas! I have been able to see and do so much this Christmas season and I cannot wait to see...keep reading

Four more school days before Winter Break and I couldn't be more excited! My Winter Break starts on December, 23rd and I am looking forward to spend Christmas in the...keep reading

One of the things I was most looking forward to about Germany was the Christmas markets, or Weihnachtsmärkte. Needless to say, I was beyond excited to go when they opened...keep reading