- You will attempt to keep track of the exchange rate and how much you spend for a few months. You will probably get used to your new currency and give up.
- Homesickness will come (for 98% of people)
- You will travel. A lot. Even on a budget.
- You will never stop learning
- Does school actually matter?
- You will meet SO MANY PEOPLE
- Additionally, you will make SO MANY FRIENDS
- Many people will be interested in your “foreign-ness”
- And many people will not be interested in your “foreign-ness"
- Your weight will fluctuate
- You will gain a clearer world perspective
- You will attempt to keep a record of your year (in a blog or a journal) and more often than not, you won’t succeed. Please don’t let that get you down! I have successfully written in my Journal every single day of my exchange year, so it’s possible! A few tips to maintaining your journal: bullet points are your new best friend, type it on your phone or computer when you’re too lazy to write, always include the date and keep a track of how many days you’ve been on exchange, write down the things you don’t want to forget (the way something tasted, how you felt about a situation, things you realized about yourself, challenges you overcame, new words you learned, etc.).
- You will have days that you feel like a lazy bum. Get on your feet, get active, participate in life and be productive!
- You will not be able to do EVERYTHING as that is humanly impossible
- Over-planning kills magic
- You will try many new things
- You will learn more about yourself
- You will have the best and most challengingly awesome year (or week or month or six months or whatever) of your life!
- You may not want to leave
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Disclaimer: What you are about to read are differences between Germany and the USA that I have personally experienced/noticed. That being said, not all of these will be true across the board (in all of Germany or in all of the US), they have just been derived from things I know and/or have seen. Additionally, it is extremely difficult to compare these countries without being stereotypical. I hope you will bear this in mind as you read. Things that are different in Germany than in the US:
It's that time of year again, New Year's Resolution time! I've made a list (with a lot of help from Buzzfeed...) of New Year's resolutions that I think we should all try. So, without further adieu.... I present to you The Exchange Student's New Year's Resolutions!
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a little about LyndeeI created this blog in order to capture my experience as I spent a bridge year living in Bavaria, Germany in 2014 - 2015. I was a Student Ambassador in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship Program (CBYX). U.S. Citizens - To apply for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) Scholarship, please click on the link below:
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