High School USA Blog

I still distinctly remember the day I sat down to spend hours reading all of the CIEE blogs from last year’s participants. It was so exciting to imagine spending a... keep reading

First of all, I’d like to apologize for the amount of time it took me to get back to writing. As many other bloggers have previously mentioned, the exhaustion of... keep reading

It's amazing how quickly time flies - I've been in the USA for three months now, and today I'd like to tell you about my highlight of November so far... keep reading

Before we start, let’s play a game. Take a guess at what these words mean, or maybe just try and say them out loud: Winkelgeschwindigkeit. Zentripetalbeschleunigung. Hauptenergielieferanten. Ok, these are... keep reading

This past week has been focused less on travel and more on becoming part of my community here in Germany. On Tuesday I joined a local soccer team at the... keep reading

My two-week fall break is coming quickly to an end, and I must say that I’m sad to see it go. Crazy enough, I spent the first week of my... keep reading

My confidence - once a flowing river - now only trickles. I expected ripples and rapids, waning waves, and treacherous trenches. I expected hardship. But now, confronted with a drought... keep reading

It’s nearing the end of September. The air is finally starting to become colder and crisper. And it’s nearing the two-month mark of being in Germany. Settling in has been... keep reading

Last week, the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange participants met in Berlin for our End of Year Seminar. We spent our five days exploring the city, touring the Reichstag, and preparing... keep reading

I used to think living life to the fullest meant doing daredevil acts, taking every opportunity to try something new, never saying no to something the average person would be... keep reading

Guten Morgen readers, Since being in Germany I have been doing a lot of poem writing. My poems help me digest my emotions and serve as a good record of... keep reading

“You’re from America, right?” I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked this question over the last few weeks. Usually it is the segue into other questions which are... keep reading

Here in Germany, we’re in the midst of election season. Germans are preparing to elect their federal, regional, and municipal representatives. I’ve learned a lot about the culture surrounding politics... keep reading

The first thing we did when i arrived here was go to a "pizzeria", i'll remeber it forever because in that moment i really realized i wasn't in Italy anymore... keep reading

Hi folks! I am Amin and I am living since the 4th of August in Burien, Washington State. My first two weeks there weren’t that exciting because my host-brothers were... keep reading