Have you ever been a Foreign Exchange student?
I really, really, really, REALLY, really, want to be a foreign exchange student in France for the summer. Any experiences?
Adolescent - 6 Answers
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I was. It was mostly a good experience. It's tough to be in a different country and try to adjust to their culture, though. I came across as quite the douche more than once. You make social mistakes without even realizing you did it.
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No, but I've been friends with many. What I seem to notice most is that they have trouble assimilating well into an environment that is completely different than their own. They screw up without even noticing. Also, be careful in France. I'm sure the French are nice but I've heard from some Americans who foreign exchanged over there that they are a little prejudiced towards Americans. I wouldn't be surprised. America has a bad rep.
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I sit next to one n science class. hes german
4 :
Ive never been one, but we had one come from France before and it was really sad b/c she couldn't speak English at all and every night when we went to bed she would cry. I felt really bad for her.
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Actually there's a girl in my homeroom from Canada. It's not really a foreign place, it's practically America's sister but she kind of has a hard time because it's still a different country and everything. She's funny and really smart in math but a lot of kids ignore her as if there's a big culture difference in f*cking between Canada and the States. Oh and my dad's friend had one and she lived there for a while. She was German and spoke four different languages...except English, which was odd. Basically she was their housekeeper and she didn't even have a problem with it.
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I'm going to Italy and staying with a host family this summer and going to school there for 3 weeks, but nobody is coming back to my house. If you have any questions, like about the program I'm using or reccomendations, feel free to email me : )
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