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No matter what hiccups lie ahead during exchange, chances are it will be a great year regardless. However, thinking back, there are a few tips that helped me make the most of my exchange year. Here are ten tips that helped me, as well as other exchange students, have a wonderful year abroad.
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As many probably already know, I have already completed one exchange year. I spent my junior year of high school as an exchange student in Hamburg, Germany. I learned a lot during my year there, and my experiences from Germany are now helping me as I prepare to go to Taiwan. I have started a list of things I will be packing in about a month’s time, and while I will post something later as I actually pack my bags for a year, I thought I’d share three things I packed that benefited me while I was abroad, and three things that I will be changing this time around.
As I am nearing the time I depart from Boise for my next adventure, I have been busy preparing for that departure. Since I have graduated high school and will not be returning permanently to my parents, I am packing up my old life so that I can advance onwards after my exchange year. I have already filled two large bins with old sketchbooks, momentos, and clothes I will not take with me to Taiwan. My closet and drawers are becoming emptier and emptier.
It sometimes seems crazy to me that this is it. After this summer is over I start a whole new chapter in life, and it is both thrilling and terrifying. I am packing up my childhood so that I can take my first steps into adulthood. It will be an exciting few years as I take my gap year and then move on to university, and I will walk into this chapter of life with an open mind and an open heart. |
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