High School USA Blog

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

Maybe it was just one night, but that will always be a defining memory. On Fridays during the summer, there is a concert where the farmer's market usually takes place...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

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

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

On my first morning in Germany, I stood in front of my closet wondering if my host family ate breakfast in pajamas or dressed. After agonizing for a few minutes,...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 leute! In the wake of my last blog post I thought I would follow up with a poem. Today is 200 days in Germany and it has been an...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