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You may think to yourself, “Andrew, how could you let that happen? You left the first/second fattest country on the planet relatively healthy, and you’ll return fatter?”
But hold your judgement, because you (probably) haven’t lived in Germany for 8 months and experienced the joy of European chocolate.… Read the rest
0 comments Youth For Understanding holds Mittelseminars for their exchange students. These seminars, usually comprised of 25 or so exchange students and 5-10 YFU Alumni, give exchange students the opportunity to reflect on the past 5-7 months of their exchange, talk about the problems they’ve encountered and the resultant solutions, bond and share experiences with peers, and prepare for the final months of an exchange year.… Read the rest
2 comments 2 comments At the end of January I traveled to Weimar on a German Literature class field trip. See all the pictures on Flickr at full resolution here! https://flic.kr/s/aHsk83cVDe
2 comments This video sums up how I often feel…… Read the rest
1 comment Last Thursday I traveled to Universität Bonn on a field trip. Students from my school sat in on lectures ranging a variety of topics, and we later attended presentation for prospective students; this was a very similar experience to the college and university visits that Junior and Senior year US high school students are oh-so-familiar with.… Read the rest
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Last week I had the great opportunity of meeting with the Bürgermeister Udo Meister of Schleiden. We talked about my school and family life as an exchange student in Germany, my experience with learning German, life in the Eifel, and the awesome travel opportunities which I’ve had to date.… Read the rest
0 comments The exchange program which has given both me and thousands of other international students the wonderful opportunity to live and study in Germany (or the USA) for an entire year faces budget cuts from the United States State Department. Help save an amazing exchange program which fosters youth diplomacy, cultural understanding, international friendships, as well as history and language learning each year for 700 American and German students.… Read the rest
2 comments 1 comment New year, new photos. I went for a walk and ended up with these. The full album can be found by clicking here.
