Traveling for new opportunities

She sits in her desk with her palm under her chin and hair resting on her shoulders. The school announces there will be a foreign exchange program offered. Her eyes go wide at the opportunity given to travel and learn abroad. She looks into the distance, asking herself if she should take the chance. Junior Patricia Freitag is a foreign exchange student from Switzerland. Last year, she applied an...

She looks around the classroom noticing the unfamiliar setting. The new faces make her nervous as she heads to her seat to start her adventure, not knowing anything about America. Junior Jirapach Supagamnerd is a foreign exchange student from Thailand. Her parents thought it would be beneficial to experience a new country and learn more about how America is different from Thailand. Inspired by h...

The hoops people jump through for education can vary; foreign exchange students willingly place themselves in countries they’re not accustomed to. Not being able to see his friends and family back home as often as he was used too, foreign exchange student Jean Fournier struggled with that part of transitioning continuously. While only having a handful of English classes in his strict school in Franc...

Posters are taped on every wall. The option for being a foreign exchange student was heavily made known. The school announced there’s a student foreign exchange program happening. She’s surprised in the moment and thinks if she should take the given chance to journey and enjoy lifestyles in America. Junior Artistaya Coomvan is a foreign exchange student from Thailand who took the opportunity t...