Exchange in Asia

Afs Exchange Student in Thailand

[whitestthai-blog]

The best compliment an Exchange Student can get

So last week my advisor or idk what to call her went up to me in the middle of our morning assembley and told me that my teachers see that I’m working really hard and that I’m making a lot of progress in Thai language, that they love that I pay attention to their class and that they are really happy that I made so many Thai friends...

But her last sentence made me so proud....she said that if I didnt have blonde hair she would think that I was 100% Thai 

[capetownreborn]

What being an exchange student means --

Being a high school exchange student means:

That you made the best and worst decision to leave home for the year.

Giving people a reason to love your home country.

That your current life floats in a different bubble, and you become worried that it will pop.

Becoming a part of a family despite differences of culture.

That you cant walk to the bathroom without any pants on because there’s a risk that a member of your host family will see you.

You arrive in a place filled with people that have no prior judgements of you.

Learning a new culture is your job.

Schooling becomes something different.

You’re a teenager in a foreign country.

You learn new swear words that you can get away with saying back in your home country.

Acting crazy in public because you know that the general population will not ever see you again.

Making your own decisions.

Eating “weird” foods.

Making friends from every corner on the planet.

Developing a different sense of pride for your home and host country.

Deciding how to live your life.  

kyrawestman

[whitestthai-blog]

Acting crazy in public is my main activity here555