anyone else done their erasmus year abroad?
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The other girl is a loser.\nGlad to hear you are taking advantage of your opportunities.
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I've hosted several exchange students, mostly girls from Europe.  They are here to experience our culture, so I try to pick activities that best exemplify the American culture.  That being said, most of my students really enjoyed participating in simple family rituals, like in our house shopping for groceries and preparing meals.  They also enjoyed introducing us to some of their traditional meals.  \n\nI also have a creative time with each of my students.  We make a handcrafted gift for their parents that I either send home for them or if it is small enough is packed with their luggage.  I always put a thank-you note along with it expressing our appreciation for them sharing their child with us and how much we enjoyed having her.\n\nAs for excursions, we try to pick historical sites of interest or uniquely representative attractions over pure entertainment.  We live in SoCal, so we took our last student to Old Town San Diego, San Simeon, historic Daley Ranch, the Hotel del Coronado, Wild Animal Park, San Pasqual Battlefield and the Huntington Library and Gardens.  It helps the student learn about the area, the history and more than what the media portrays American to be about.\n\nHave fun with her, it will be a rewarding experience for the both of you!  We were actually invited to visit one of our students for a wonderful month in France where we met her family and had a taste of what her world is like!
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I went there anyway and gradually found it interesting. I've gone through such a period. But finally, I went through school, college, university and I'm really happy I did it. Or else, I would have missed out on so much in life....
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I am going to Ireland, England, Scotland, and Whales with my school.
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No regrets what-so-ever.  I did 20 years and would do it all over again.\n\nI got to see the world, met my wife (married for 18 years), partied with some GREAT people, learned new cultures, and have brothers and sisters no matter where I go in the world.  It taught me discipline, gave me focus, allowed me to get a degree.
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I will choose go to another country for a month and a half year.
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yes iam very inetrested for further studies in england.but i need some part time job also.
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There are opportunities for students of all ages to study abroad. Depending on the length and purpose of your study in England you should look into different programs. I recommend you speak with your high school counselor to see if they have any information. Another good resource are librarians at your local library-tell them you are looking for programs to study abroad. Of course the internet is a great place as well. I know some local community groups such as a Rotary club may also have scholarships for you to go abroad.  Check these sites www.ciee.org www.afs.org and www.aifsabroad.com  www.goabroad.com Good luck!
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No, I haven't. Note that it is a "Fulbright" scholarship. I hope that you have looked at their website. They have a lot of the information that you want.\n\nhttp://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?section=Fulbright1\n\nYou should also check with your college's honors program, academic advisor, or dean's office because there may be a program there to help out students who want to get a Fulbright. Here's one example from Dickinson College:\n\nhttp://www.dickinson.edu/departments/advising/postgrad/index.html
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Do these qualify ?\nhttp://www.offices.ex.ac.uk/ises/erasmus/erasmus_stories.shtml\nhttp://www.globalchoices.co.uk/Discounts/ISEC/dc_isec.php \nhttp://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/cards.htm \nhttp://www.mindspring.com/~bennettusa/ISTCcard.jpg\nhttp://www.jmu.edu/international/images/abroad_isic_card.jpg
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Don't know anything about horses.\nBut I did study abroad in Scotland in college. (There were students from all over the UK)  I found the people to be really cool -- they were so friendly & open and I made so many friends so quickly.\nI had a friend who went to Germany and kinda had a crappy time.  He found the Germans to be kinda cold & unfriendly & most of his friends were other Americans or Brits also studying there.\nI'm not slamming the crouts, that's just one person's experience!
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you should not make a decision about your career like this!!! first you should make sure what specifically you want to do, then first look for opportunities in your own country. Deciding for studying abroad is good when you have an idea where exactly you wanna go. I mean you can't go to antarctica on my suggestion.\nI personally have chosen UK. BECAUSE, I am a student of literature who wants to do a masters in Victorian lit.(19th century UK lit.) , so the best thing for me is go to uk (whose lit. I want to study and do the masters. and then carefully select a hanfull of institutions (accredited please). and there you go. CIAO
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I am from Germany and studied there at university, too. I would be very surprised if your uni didn't have an exchange program with partner universities in England. This way you probably wouldn't be living in an English family but if you lived in a dorm with other students, that would probably be okay, too, wouldn't it? Also, I am quite positive that Frankfurt University has an exchange program that would enable you to live in England for one semester (I don't know how much under time pressure you are with getting your Scheine and your Zwischendiplom / Diplom. \nHave a look at this link:\nhttp://www.muk.uni-frankfurt.de/Publikationen/Broschueren/dokumente/pdfs/Broschuere_0410041.pdf\n\nHope this helped....
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I have a letterman jacket and lettered in football and rugby at college. Get this I now live in South Africa and recently lettered in Track
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I totally agree with gospdin...\nHowever, something he said must be EMPHASIZED!!!\n\nIt will not be anything you could have ever prepared for or anticipated (which is part of the fun). Everyone's experience is totally different (and yet, in some ways similar) no matter the country, site or assignment. \n\nAnd remember, 2 years is a long time to be immersed in another culture which can be very different from your own. \n\nThe only expectation to give yourself is that progress (work, language, comfort) happens in baby-steps and is often few and far between depending on your goals.\n\nI love my experience (6 months to go)!
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Yes, I went three years ago.  It was great!  We spend a day in Athens and then sailed to Rhodes, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete and Epheses (sp?) in Turkey.  The last day we drove around the mainland and had a wonderful time taking in the local customs (and the local food, which was excellent).
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Cool! I am currently in Germany with AFS. They really are a good program, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I almost went to Spain with AFS, but then I got a scholarship for Germany. I must tell you what AFS told me when I got accepted to Spain. You have to be ready to learn another dialect, which is so differnet from Spanish that it is almost anothe language. Learning Spanish in Spain is way different than learning it as a foreign language or in latin america.\nAs for a french speaking country. Of course there is France, thats a no brainer, and I must say France is beautiful. But if you to go Belgium, Luxembourg, The Neatherlands or parts to Switzerland you also have to chance of ending up learing more than one language, such as dutch, german, italian or even the native languge of luxembourg (in german luxemburgisch sorry I dont know the english name)\nBelgium is also a very interesting country, Luxembourg as well, but very very expensive. \nThere are so many options, and the best part is you cant go wrong!!!! \nIt is an adventure, and it is hard, and wonderful and one of the best things you can do! \nGood luck, and welcome to the club of people who understand foreign exchange!