Tips for a year abroad?
To all former exchange students, do you have any tips for a year abroad…what to keep in mind and so on? I'd love to do one in America. Thanks in advance.
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If you plan a year abroad in the USA, there are specific points you should pay attention to:
1. **Visa and legal conditions**
– Learn about the different types of visas (e.g. J-1 for exchange students, F-1 for international students).
– Request the right visa early and make sure you have all the necessary documents.
Two. **Program selection**:
– Choose an exchange program or an organization that is well valued and reputable.
– Check the services offered and whether they match your goals.
3. **Financing**:
– Create a detailed financial plan covering tuition fees, accommodation, catering, insurance and personal expenses.
– Learn about possible scholarships or funding programs.
4. **Health insurance**:
– Complete sufficient health insurance covering all the services required in the USA.
– Check if the insurance meets special requirements of the US authorities.
Five. **Accommodation**:
– Inform yourself about different housing options (guest family, student residence, own apartment).
– Check the rental conditions and contract terms in advance.
6. **Cultural preparation**:
– Learn as much as possible about US culture and practices to minimize cultural shocks.
– Prepare to adapt to a new educational system and a different everyday culture.
7. **Akademic recognition**:
– Check in advance whether and how the services provided abroad are recognised in your home country.
– Learn about the requirements and exam formats in the USA.
8. **Networks and support**:
– Make contacts at an early stage, both on site and via alumni networks and online communities.
– Find out about the support options of your exchange organization or university.
9. **Safety and emergency plans**
– Get familiar with the safety precautions and emergency procedures in your host country.
– Keep important contacts and emergency numbers ready.
10. **Travel route and logistics**:
– Plan your arrival and departure carefully and book flights in time.
– Find out about transportation and costs on site.
A thorough preparation helps to make the most of your foreign year in the USA and minimize possible problems.
In general:
Enter the other country.
You don’t do yourself a favor when you keep comparing. Especially in the USA there is a certain national pride. Someone who keeps saying what’s better here, it’s fast down. If you are asked, it is of course something else and of course you do not have to bear any untruths.
Possibly exclusively, but at least very much speak in the national language. It should not be a problem in English. I actually did not speak a single word German in that year (except my Canadian friends wanted to know what we mean). Even talks with my mother in English (but it can also be very good)
No constant contact with Germany.
Especially in North America, you find good connection to the clubs in high school. They are not to be compared with the AGs here in the sports field.
Don’t wait for someone to talk to you. Try to get in touch with people.
Especially big high schools can like to have 400+ students in one year and because there are no classes like here (and it is more comparable to our upper level) you often don’t know everyone. My HS in Canada had “only” about 150 and even I often didn’t know who the guy with the blond hair is now and whether he was in my vintage or perhaps only in the 11th. Especially because (I mean this is similar in the USA) courses can also be documented throughout the year.
Oh, and keep to the laws. Should be of course. But there’s always the one or the other who forgets that they’re not so loose. And you’ll be over again very quickly when you get out of control.
From my exchange, a girl was sent home because she had been caught drinking with 17 in the USA. So even if there’s people there, I’d keep away from everything that’s actually illegal. With us in Canada, for example, it was totally normal to practice without a driving licence on a secluded way by car. I did this on the huge farm of relatives of my host parents. On public plot.
Achja….Finger away from topics like religion and politics. You can only lose.
Hello,
In the end, the target country always remains (d)a very personal decision and one that depends on Wallet, because there will always be enough opinions for or against one or the other country.
For me personally, an exchange year in the United States would never be in question for reasons I do not want to address here.
Nevertheless, here is a list of pro and contra arguments for an exchange year in the USA https://www.ausexchange.de/usa-10-gute-gruende-austauschjahr/
For a year abroad (in the USA), the following organisations are always recommended:
– https://www.afs.de/
– https://www.yfu.de/homepage
They are also familiar with all the formalities, such as visas, etc.
Otherwise I recommend
do not let you sprinkle passively; not only listen, but listen
– speak yourself
– read only national-language reading (daily newspaper, journals, books, etc.)
– watch only national television and listen to national radio
– follow museum and city tours etc. exclusively in the national language
– actively participate in social life in the host country
– take responsibility, perform tasks, pose situations (governments, doctor visits, etc.)
– speak, read and hear as little German as possible
etc.
If you’re back home, it means staying at the ball, otherwise all the fun and the effort were for the cat.
My tips on things Accommodation in a host family:
Guest gifts are always good.
My suggestions (f.d. whole family): picture of Germany or your hometown, region, whole grain bread, pumpernickel etc.beste, cuckoo clock, black forests ham, interpretation. Wine, beer, beer jug, Lübecker Marzipan, Nuremberg gingerbread, Dresdner Christstollen, Milka Chocolate, Bahlsen biskse, Haribo Weingummi + Lakritz, Katjes Lakritz, Mon Chéri o other specialties; a counter-invitation to Germany. See also: deutschland.de/ or gib bei Google – Fanartikel Deutschland ein und follow the links, e.g. this one:
– fanartikel-shop.com/deutschland-fanartikel-c-63_75.html
– deutschlandfanartikel.de/produkte/
Depending on where you come from, there is also something regional, e.g.:
– shop.oktoberfest.de/Octoberfest/Official souvenirs/
However, please also note the import restrictions from food to the respective destination country.
Rules of conduct:
You should
• behave properly
• be polite
• not only sit around silently or sit in front of the glotce, but entertain with the host family
• make his bed
• dirty laundry not easy on the floor
• help with tablecloths, cleaning, rinsing etc
• leave the toilet, bath/shower and washbasin neatly
• ask if you can help or pack
• cannot be used front and rear
• adapt to the habits of the host family
• adhere to agreements and appointments
• no alcohol, no cigarettes
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