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Mohamed-Amin Z.

Student Traveler
School: Highline High School (Burien, WA) Hometown: Seattle

My name is Amin, I am 16 years old and I am an exchange student from Germany living in the United States. I am from Frankfurt and live since August 2018 in Burien, Washington which is near to Seattle. I have two host-brothers, August who is 8 years old and Leonardo who is 4 years old and a host-mother, Karin. My family has a cat, her name is Sissy, and she is 15 years old. I am going to Highline High School and doing Cross Country. 

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  • Returning Home to Germany
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! I have arrived in Germany safe, and already started to figure life out over here. So many things are different here, and I still have to get used...keep reading
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  • Time to Say Goodbye
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! Welcome to the last post from me while being in the United States of America. I can not believe it. My year abroad has come to an end,...keep reading
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    Springtime - Funtime !
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! A lot has happened since my last post. This blog post will be about my springtime here. I am doing track in the spring season. I run long...keep reading
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  • Time Running Out
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hello folks! So much happened since my arrival here in Seattle, and all those things are building this blog post. Today I am going to talk about a sad topic:...keep reading
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  • My Relationship with my Local-Coordinator and my Host-Family.
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! I am going to talk about my relationship with my local-coordinator and with my host family. My local-local-coordinators name is Jennie. She is an awesome person who loves...keep reading
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  • My Holiday Season -Abroad!
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! I had an awesome holiday season! I celebrated Christmas for the first time, it was my birthday, I had my first wrestling match, I went to Redmond for...keep reading
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  • My Concussion and Experience with the Medical System in the US.
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! Very much happened since my last blog post. I will talk today about my concussion which I got during wrestling practice. It happened on November the 20th. I...keep reading
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  • American High Schools vs. German High Schools
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! I am going to talk about the differences between high schools in the U.S., and in Germany. First of all, I want to say that there is not...keep reading
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  • My Foster Cat: Dahlia
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! A lot has happened since my last blog post. I went to the most important and fun cross country meet in the season, my Host brother turned 4...keep reading
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  • My first weeks in the United States!
    By Mohamed-Amin Z.
    Hi folks! I am Amin and I am living since the 4th of August in Burien, Washington State. My first two weeks there weren’t that exciting because my host-brothers were...keep reading
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