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

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

I had been ambivalent a little before I came to the US about the community service. I didn’t know where I could volunteer even after 2 months into the program... keep reading

Sometimes amazing opportunities you have to search for and really work hard to accomplish, and others simply fall into you lap. My host sister Kirsten recently asked me if I... keep reading

Hi folks! Welcome to the last post from me while being in the United States of America. I can not believe it. My year abroad has come to an end... keep reading

Hi folks! A lot has happened since my last post. This blog post will be about my springtime here. I am doing track in the spring season. I run long... keep reading

So as you have probably guessed from the title, I went to an event called "Demolition Derby" and trust me it's just as fun as it sounds. Well, technically I... keep reading

Hi folks! A lot has happened since my last blog post. I went to the most important and fun cross country meet in the season, my Host brother turned 4... 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

On a grey town clean-up day, three souls braved the low temperatures and driving rain. Sue Dawson, a foreign exchange student host, and foreign exchange students Malika, of Turkmenistan, and... keep reading