You’d better live, discover and feel it yourself While my brothers were going to their big destinations for their exchange year, my nine-year-old self was thinking: “Wow! What a fantasy I can’t wait another second to get on the plane and go enjoy the best year of my life”. In the beginning, I didn’t know what to expect, I … Read More
Getting to know the American culture
Getting to know the American culture This is my third month in America and I can’t believe how fast it’s going. I am having wonderful time and I already have a lot of experiences. When I came to USA during the pandemic, I was expected that I would definitely have a different experience than students from previous years. I … Read More
AMERICAN HALLOWEEN
AMERICAN HALLOWEEN As exchange students, we get to see and experience a lot of new things we had never before. Despite of the virus being in the air, Halloween, an American typical holiday, is something that nothing would deprive of us and is about to occur this Saturday, October 31. Americans, and especially my host dads, love this spooky … Read More
My first days in America
My first days in America My first days in America were full of fun. I spent a lot of time with my host family as we traveled together and they showed me some places in Tomball, Texas where I am staying for my exchange year. The heat in Texas was horrible for me at the beginning but after few … Read More
Definitely the best experience I could get as a teenager in 21st century
Definitely the best experience I could get as a teenager in 21st century You have to be a little crazy, and say “yes” to everything I had the best year of my life here. I got the best host family, or families as I should probably say, because my host family, the Gautney’s are really good friends with the … Read More
USA is a place where dreams come true
USA is a place where dreams come true My name is Ema and I am an exchange student from Slovakia. Currently I live in Oklahoma, Cashion with my host family, Cates. Normally people talk about their vacation experiences and what have they seen so far. But I want to talk about the sport activities that the exchange program in … Read More
It All Started with My Exchange in the USA
It All Started With My Exchange in the USA Don’t say it won’t work until you have tried it! Here I am, living in Taipei, two and a half years after I finished my high school exchange in Oregon. Since then I have lived in the UK, Denmark and Taiwan. Exchange was the first step of my adventurous, fun … Read More
I’m thankful for my life in Oklahoma
I’m thankful for my life in Oklahoma My name is Katka and I am an exchange student from Slovakia, but I live in Oklahoma right now with my host family. At first I flew to LA where I met my host family and we stopped on the way back in Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam and Big Texan. … Read More
My goal was to have the best experience possible
My goal was to have the best experience possible This week people asked me about my goals for 2020. I have never been a person that sets herself goals at the end of a year. I set myself goals whenever I feel like setting one. Last year when I came to the US my goal was to have the … Read More
Today it is exactly 4 months since I came to the US, to Texas
Today it is exactly 4 months since I came to the US, to Texas Almost every day something excited happens and I don’t even have time to talk about it with my friends and family in Slovakia. I try to take pictures of all the things and people, but let’s be honest, the best moments can never be captured, … Read More