Exchange student life

When you don’t understand culturals jokes of your host country

When you know that you are going to leave to an other country soon !

Trying to communicate during the first month

Hey no worry :D ! My first days in NZ were terrible, I had nobody and I was very worried like you. But no stress, time will pass and you will met new people in your different class. If you can it’s cool to go to a sport team or something like this, if there is any club you like you should join, so you will people that have at least some interest in common with you :)But it’s normal at the beginning 

Everyone go to that stage I think, I had bad time with my friends before leaving, and this is normal you are going to live a new experience and not them, they can also be jealous. But trust me true friends will stay and take news of you !

Its depend on your school . In France I coudnt , but in some country its possible. But trust be even if your retake your year its not a bad thing !

All depend on your level when you arrive if you can say nothing or you can say a little. For example I hosted a japanese girl that couln’t say anything in French and after 3 months she start to understand and after 5 months she was better than me at some grammar point haha ! You just need to work and take action to learn . Some exchnage doesn’t learn anything because they are lazy .. but if you work and socialise , in like 3/4 months it’s fluent !

I know an Americain guy that went to Auckland same year as me. I think that if you know the language it’s more easy the first month and you make friend more easy. I knew some english before going (6 years at school) so it’s wasn’t that difficult. But a lot of people that didn’t knew the language got really good experiences of their exchange. You need to think if you are ready to learn a new language 

New-Zealand is so damn pretty first haha . Well I went just once to america but I think it’s quiete the same culture. It’s not the same as French one for sure. There are some difference of course, and also because Nz have two culture, one for colonisation and one from Maori culture and pacific island. Well I think Australie have a culture way more close to America, I guess you can go to South Africa, but also north country like Norway or Sweden they all speak perfectly english ! Hope I help you :D 

3. Rotary family

Me, a homebody who never does anything illegal: They found me.

I'm French and my hearth was broken by this news... As exchange students we need to continu to share peace values, multicultural values ! We are strong ! We need to stay all together , French or not French . We are all humain and we need to stick together . I love you all ! Share peace my friends please

english is their first language: hte fuckign

Show them you are a mature young man/woman/or whatever you want to beYou can also take action , look for information, different program find some blogs that relate exchange . Show them you really want it !!

For your parents, first find the association for the exchange then they can talk with your parents about experience, and make them cooler about it. Also plenty of blog exist about exchange !Me and my sister went aboard , my sister in japan and I in new-zealand; and it’s really far far away from France ! But I mean nothing happen, because you have a host family and in most case your association is always there for you !

I had a great host family, but some people have more trouble. A great tips is to propose to cook diner, do some typical meal from your country , it’s always great for sharing