High School USA Blog

Introduction It's December and Christmas is just around the corner! Weihnachtsmarkt season has just begun in Germany, with little wooden markets popping up all around town, selling roasted walnuts, gingerbread...keep reading

The thing that shocked me the most about Germany is how unpopular women’s soccer is. Men’s soccer is very common and if you play it and are good you are...keep reading

I was super excited for Thanksgiving because I was not only going to try many new dishes, but I was going to bake a Peruvian pie after the recipe from...keep reading

Since uploading my last blog post, my life has drastically changed. I am no longer surrounded by 49 other Americans in the small East German village of Hedersleben, but rather...keep reading

Introduction As of writing this, I've officially been in Germany for 85 days. In this time I've had my fair share of culture shocks, differences I've noticed between the U.S...keep reading

Today I want to talk about Clubs, especially my favorite one but first things first. In my school, clubs mostly go from school end to 4:30 pm. There are so...keep reading

It's no secret that fall is my favorite time of year, so to be able to share my fall favorites with Mara and Grace has been so much fun. Here...keep reading

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

Once I really started thinking about meeting my host family, my biggest question was, "How should I greet them?" The thought of whether I should do it in German or...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