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Foregin Exchange Student
Next school year (my senior year of high school) I am probably going to be a forgein exchange student in another country...wow! I'm so excited, but I still haven't picked the country yet where I want to stay with a host family. Does anyone have any information on what a good country would be and also other things I might want to know?
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Go to Japan! They have the largest economic gain in the world. They also attend more school than most countries. Japanese is also easy to learn. The Japanese vowels are always pronounced the same. The writing is actually quite simple. You just memorize about 40 characters and that's it. Japan is the perfect place to visit if you want to learn how a buisness oriented country operates.
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This is a very interesting question because you're going to be a senior. In some countries (I know in France) they have a different educational system than they do in the USA. They have one major exam that they take that they prepare for during their last year in school, which pretty much determines what school they go to and if they can go into certain professions (like medicine). Why am I telling you this? Because that last year may be difficult to get all the classes that you need for college. Also, if you're college bound you want to make sure that the school that you go to has a service to help you do that.
I was about to go to boarding school my sophomore year in high school (but didn't), and some of the places that I was considering was the American School in London (there is also one in Paris and maybe geneva?). It all depends on what you want to get out of it. If you're good in speaking french, then go to Paris. It is really awe aspiring and you'll fall in love with romance, literature, art, culture and true beauty. If you're not so great in speaking french, I would recommend London (which is very cool place to hang out) or a ciy in Italy (Florence, Milan, or Rome). They're much more friendly about talking english.
When you do get there, get a europass. You may want to get a students advantage card (www.studentsadvantage.com), which will save you money on the europass and flights etc. You'll be jumping around a lot while in europe esp on train. Also, I recommend that you get a credit card (get your parents to get you one card in your name- preferably with your picture on it). Carrying cash is not a great idea there and a credit card usually gets much better exchange rates.
Most of all, take a great leather journal to write about all your experiences- I know that I can't forget my time abroad.
Have fun,
Arun
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I'm going to be different and go with Australia. It seems like it would be an awesome place to see. There was a girl from Australia one year that came to our school for an exchange program. It was awesome learning about how they live down there, what they eat and everything they do for fun. They have lots of different wild life that you probably don't see where you live. Different foods (which are great.. tryed mostly all of them). You could learn a lot being there for your senior year. Maybe you could even pick up on their sexy accents!
♥ Krissy
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!FRANCE~! france would be soo much fun, and it seems awesome! Shopping, food, fashion... lol and hott guys too!! well i dont know, but hey there probably is.. (Also, if you took french as a language.. that would help {I DO}) I think that would be a fun place to stay, I dont know much about france since i just started french this year, but if you need any information/help let me know.. also www.google.com mite hav some stuff on other countries and france
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Check out websites like this one:
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Just search google for foreign exchange student.
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