my-year-in-the-us

Hi, my name is lara. I'm an exchange student from Germany and I'm 10 months in the US with YFU.

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You’re an exchange student when...

…you have difficulties defining “home”.

…you’re fluent in at least two languages.

…you have friends from all over the world.

…you can say “shit” in several languages thanks to your international friends.

…you know that being alone doesn’t mean being lonely.

…you know you can still feel lonely in a crowd.

…you have experienced that hard times pass.

…you have managed to fit your entire life into one suitcase.

…asking for rides isn’t a big deal anymore.

…FaceTime and Skype are your best friend.

…you get asked “ Say something in your language!” way too many times.

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Mackinac Island I really enjoyed our trip to mackinac - it was so nice there!! There's no cars allowed on the island - they just use bikes and horse carriages 🐴🏇🚲 We rented bikes and drove around the whole island💕

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Soccer season was awesome!!⚽️ I really love my team and my coach was pretty cool too!! *-* too much running tho... lol ~# 16~ ❤️❤️

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So Saturday two of my best friends left to go to their home country… I am so sad that I’m not gonna see them almost everyday but I’m sure I will see them again!! I already miss them so much😭😭 It’s just so weird and still a little unreal that they’re gone✈️😁

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Lisa & I

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Caidyn & I ~my little nephew~

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~my little turtle niece Kiana~ she is so cute!😍

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Our cuties💕 Keedo and Suka🐶

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~Prom 2k15~

Prom was really much fun!! I went with a group of friends (: we took pictures with Dad’s Nova 🚙 then we went out for dinner at Red Lobster together😋 and then to the dance💃

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Ice skating in april😂 with Lisa and jessi🇮🇹🇩🇪 it was soo much fun *-*

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Bonfire time with the goaties and my soccer team⚽️❤️

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Literally the best!!😍😍

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I miss cheer🎀🎀

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~soccer~

Soccer season started and I made the junior varsity team. I love it and we are a soccer family, but it's also really exhausting. I have never run so much in my life. Lol😂⚽️ Monday we had our first game against Alma Highschool. We won 3:0 and I played a little bit as a defense. ~lara~

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-Hooping For A Cure~ I went to the hooping for a cure - basketball game with Lisa and Jessi. The game (students against teachers) was to raise money for breast cancer. 🏀🏀

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!🍀🍀

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~Sweet 16~

my birthday was awesome!! When I went to school I found some Italian cookies on my place in my first hour with a happy birthday balloon🎈 and then at lunch I got some flowers and some more balloons and good chocolate🍫 and in the evening we went for dinner at Mangolian BBQ and the food was amazing *-*