High School USA Blog

I used to think living life to the fullest meant doing daredevil acts, taking every opportunity to try something new, never saying no to something the average person would be...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

With three months left of my exchange year, I’ve been having a lot of emotions. On the one hand, I’m excited to start university: on the other, I have a...keep reading

Hallo my readers! I am back! I know it seems like I fell off the face of the Earth for 2 months but the truth is, following my Host Family...keep reading

After school today, my host mom, sister and I went on an excursion to Würzburg, a city in the Franconia region of Bavaria. As is the case with many German...keep reading

The Rhön, my region’s mountain range, was blessed with new snow last week. On Saturday, my host family and I went cross country skiing around a nearby moor. I started...keep reading

Guten Morgen readers, Since being in Germany I have been doing a lot of poem writing. My poems help me digest my emotions and serve as a good record of...keep reading

Winter has arrived here in Germany. The sun sets at 4:00 pm, and the shades of orange and crimson that graced Oldenburg last month have faded into grey. I’m working...keep reading

I’ve been in German high school, or Gymnasium, for nearly one month now. Naturally, everyday life in Gymnasium has quite a few differences from American highschools. Though mundane, one of...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