Why I want to do an exchange year in the US

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In this post I want to write about why I decided to do a year abroad in the US.

For several years I had the desire to spend a school year in America, but it was always just an abstract idea. A reform in the Bavarian curriculum made it easier for students to skip the eleventh grade or, as in my case, to spend it abroad. Since this change, my plans became more concrete and I started my application process in December 2022 and registered with a program.

Why did I sign up for a year abroad?

As I said, I applied for such a program to experience a year abroad in the USA. It has been my wish for several years to be able to complete such a year. I would like to use the time abroad to meet many new people and form new friendships, to improve my English and to gain new impressions and experiences.

Some of the people I spoke with still have good and close contact with their friends there and with their host family even after more than 20 years. The year abroad is like an upcoming adventure for me. I hope that I can participate in different clubs at my high school, for example a tennis club, debating club or something else. I also want to experience a different way of life and broaden my horizons by living in another culture in another country.

I also think that such a year abroad will make me more independent and mature as I have to find my way around in a new environment. I am also aware that I will also have to face some challenges and hopefully through this I will learn to solve problems myself and deal well with difficult situations.

In general I hope that this experience will have a positive influence on my life.

Thank you for reading my blog post and I hope to see you next time!

Video

I also talk about this topic in my first video on Rumble. Actually, I was planning to publish this video on YouTube as well, but I'm not old enough to open my own channel on YouTube and upload it there. If you press the button on the right edge, you will get to the video.