I am a U.S Student looking to be an Exchange Student! I am currently going into my Sophomore Year, and I wanted to be an Exchange Student for my Senior Year. I really wanted to know if it was a good idea to email my local Rotary club beforehand to ask things such as requirements and such. I know it’s a bit early, but I wanted to consider VISA’s and money saving. And if so, what to ask. Please help!
Hello! We will be hosting our first ever exchange student this fall! We will be hosting a 16yo girl from Italy. I’d love tips from students and host families of what we should have ready for her, what to expect, tips, etc. I did not grow up hosting students, but I’ve always thought it would be so rewarding to share our home/life with them. I have a 13yo boy and he is very excited for an exchange sibling.
We live in a large Midwest city, so lots to do and see, and our neighborhood is very walkable and accessible to public transport. I’m most nervous about our house. She’ll have her own room, but our house is pretty compact and it’s great for the 3 of us, but I’m worried with 4, we’ll be on top of each other!
If you’ve ever done this and it worked, what did you say to convince them ? I’m really nervous and I need advice. Please help!!!
Hello!
I’ve applied to a language program through EF (education first) to Tokyo. Its duration is 16 weeks long, though I have been a little worried.
Included in the course was housing aka living with a Japanese family supposedly with a roommate that will be in the same program as me. I am worried because you don’t know who you’re living with until 1-2 weeks before you actually start the program. And switching to live on campus would cost me an additional 40000SEK which is the equivalent to $3800 and I don’t know how I’d pay that tbh.
Despite knowing that I have the possibility to switch the family I live with, I’m still worried about the fact that I’ll be living with strangers for 16 weeks. I’ve heard from others that they don’t really make sure you get dropped to a decent host family, a mutual told me “they could be sex traffickers and they wouldn’t do much about it”
Mind you this is my first time traveling alone, so i might be overthinking but i really would appreciate the perspectives and maybe others experience traveling with EF
Thanks!
As the title suggests I am looking for a foreign exchange program for my daughter in Highschool. All of them seem to cost a ton of money for no reason and the IYE one I was looking at has almost no profiles. This one utilizes a system where you can browse profiles of students looking for an exchange and reach out. However, I have been unable to find a similar one. If you’ve ever been on an exchange how did you find the host and what would you suggest? We are from Canada.
For some context, I 16F have been given the chance to host a student from Japan and vice versa. I don’t know if it’s weird for me specifically to take her because I am not ethnically Irish so I don’t know if I’d be depriving her from a real cultural immersion, I was born here my family aren’t please answer honestly I won’t get offended
I just completed my high school exchange in Japan of about two months. It was the most unforgettable time of my life! I got to meet so many wonderful people and explore a completely new culture! and learned to do so many things on my own and I feel this program changed me completely as a person! My host family was especially nice and I am so grateful to them for hosting me and making my stay so comfortable!!! Im so glad to have had this experience!
if anyone has any questions, I would love to answer them!🌟
I’m going home this Saturday and I don’t know how I’m going to get through it intact.
For the past two months I’ve been nothing but homesick and excited to go home and see my friends, my family, and the dogs.
But now we’re almost there and everyone is saying goodbye and I just don’t want to go. I love it here. I love the people I’ve found here. I want to take all my people from home and put them here so all is well. It’s so weird because this feels worse than when I came here and left my family back home. Reverse homesickness and I haven’t even left yet!
How did you guys handle that? Did it get better when you went home and saw everyone?
I’m an exchange student and I’ll be going home in 5 days, but I’ve been feeling terrible for a long time.
My host mom is kind and clearly cares about me, but my host dad is very distant and quiet with me. The thing is, he only acts like this towards me. He talks normally with everyone else, which makes me feel like I’ve done something wrong.
Because of moments like these, i feel very bad. The problem is that I worry they think I stay upstairs because I don’t want to talk to anyone, when in reality I stay there because I feel uncomfortable and unwelcome downstairs. I often have nothing to do there except sit in awkward silence.
I don’t want to bring this up with my host mom because I know she’ll probably tell the rest of the family, and since I only have a few days left, I don’t want to create drama or make anyone unhappy.
I’m crying a lot these days and I honestly don’t know if I’m being too sensitive, if this is just a cultural difference, or if they genuinely don’t like me.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with a host family? Am I overthinking everything?
We’re considering hosting an exchange student but are a little nervous. This would be a high school student, and we already have a 6 year old daughter. We’ve each experienced it as kids, but with varying degrees of enjoying it or not. Looking for some other opinions to help give us some guidance now that we’re parents.
How did you cope with leaving your boyfriend/friends/family to study abroad at 18? I’m struggling a lot with FOMO and feeling like I’m making a mistake.
me voy un trimestre, tengo 15, no se a donde ir ¿me ayudan? A san diego voy y me hospedo en una residencia tipo campus pero si voy a sydney o new york a una familia anfitriona. PORFAVOR RESPONDAN.
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Hello, I will go to Albany MO in a month and I’m wondering how I should prepare and obviously if someone goes or lives there. Thanks
hey guys!
I am wanting to do an exchange year with rotary but I am not sure what countries to pick. The languages is important for me and I also want to go out of europe because
I already live here. I will tell you about my thougts now.
Japan: I love japan and would love to go there but I heard that it is the strongest discrict and the families have hard rules. I also heard that you can
get kicked out by having a messy room and stuff.
Brazil: Amazing land but I could land on countryside which I wouldnt love. Also the language doesnt get me much. Like speaking japanese would be cooler and like
either a compelete new very unique language or spanisch.
Mexico: Very awesome but could be in very big city small house, not much money. And not veryy much to see compared to japan or so…
Chile: Awesome landscapes and nice language but not so many big cities, tho it s very cool.
Columbia: nice landscape and wheater but not that manyy big cities but good language and it feels dangerous like drougs and stuff.
USA: very cool, many big cities and much to see, but pretty similar to europe I heard and I can already speak englisch good enough.
Yea guys, pretty difficult. I need to pick 3 Countries, please help me out!
I'm going to Japan in august for a 4 months cultural exchange. I don't come from a financially off family. The program is fully funded but the visa cost is ours to bear and that's already a strain on My parents. Flights, transport, meals are covered and I have a stripend of 5k yen per month.
What are some things I should know beforehand and how should I spend my stripend. I won't be able to bring much of my own money because we simply don't have the money to afford that.
I‘m still young for exchange year (9th going into 10th) but I had a question and I hope everyone here will be 100% honest in answering it.
Would you accept a student that has issues that require them for example to go the toilet often, and to stay there for 15-20 at a time? Would you accept a student that has to miss school 10-15 days a year because they get sick often? To what point are you willing to help the student with their issues?
Where do you recommend I should do my semester exchange program? or which places should I avoid? Sadly my university doesn't offer the options where I wanted to go to , so now I can't seem to find my best options. I'm looking for places in europe or asia. Some of the places offered on my school's list are: austria, georgia, hungary,japan,turkey,vietnam,thailand,mongolia,malaysia,laos,indonesia,china,canada,cambodia, etc. If you recommend one of these countries what universities do you recommend there or would avoid? Taking in count that im looking for classes of sociology, polisci, and international relations, and considering safety there, especially for women.
My (33 F) husband (35 M) and I are seriously considering hosting a female student for the first time this year and need to make a decision quickly. We do have a 2 year old daughter and plan on having more children soon, but are not currently pregnant. How have others experiences been with toddlers in the home, or with hosting while pregnant?
We also live in another state from both of our families and I am concerned about their reactions (esp my family as they are more close minded). I know it doesn't really matter- they don't live under our household or pay our bills, but I can imagine it will be a lot of explaining. I'm wondering if other people have dealt with this and how?
We feel like we have the space in our homes and hearts to host. I was crying last night reading some of these profiles written by students and their families and feel called even more to help share this unique opportunity.
Guys I leave for Japan tmr and buying gifts for my host family has been so hard so far I have a liek 7 packs of amarican candy a note and like 2 pa booklets and I have matching tissue paper for the bag bruh 🙃 and for my little host sister I have a note and anaime braclet and anime stickers idk bruh where I am there is littiraly 0 actuall my state themed items am I cooked anyone have any ideas of what do do if anything more btw I'm an exchange student so I don't know them yet
Hi! Hopefully, I am getting a scholarship next month to study for a Master's degree in Industrial Pharmacy. There are a bunch of countries to pick from and I am a bit overwhelmed. I want to make the most out of this experience by immersing myself in other cultures and lifestyles.
Most importantly, I love an outdoor lifestyle—especially camping, hiking, biking, and other high-adrenaline activities. I also really like to attend old-school EDM festivals, and I need your advice.
I will list the countries below: