Exchange Student Stories

In this episode Aada talks about her year so far in South Africa, learning to live with much less freedom, experiencing day to day shortages of electricity and water, and how she has grown in her understanding of the world through this multicultural experience. If you went on exchange or are currently on exchange, I'd love to get you on the podcast! You can shoot me an email at [email protected] or reach out to me on instagram at @exchangestudentstories.podcast

In this episode Marie talks about her year so far in California, trying new things like surfing or cheer leading, having a German host sister, and the unfortunate reality that there is not a lot of cute boys. If you went on exchange or are currently on exchange, I'd love to get you on the podcast! You can shoot me an email at [email protected] or reach out to me on instagram at @exchangestudentstories.podcast

This episode I got to talk with a good friend of mine, Maia from Minnesota. She is currently a Rotary Exchange student in Chile but spent the last summer in the National Security Language Initiative for Youth in Indonesia. She shared stories of improvised dance contests, tips for adapting to new friend groups, and what it's like to live without toilet paper. If you went on exchange or are currently on exchange, I'd love to get you on the podcast! You can shoot me an email at [email protected] or reach out to me on Instagram at @exchangestudentstories.podcast

Today I'm talking with Laura, a German student who went on exchange in Brazil, with the Rotary Youth Exchange. She shared with me stories of embarrassing language mistakes, becoming a little Brazilian, and the lasting friendships exchange students make. If you went on exchange or are currently on exchange, I'd love to get you on the podcast! You can shoot me an email at [email protected] or reach out to me on instagram at @exchangestudentstories.podcast Music courtesy of Lauren Weyel.

Today I'm talking with Alice, a Brazilian exchange student in Germany, with the Rotary Youth Exchange. She shares the importance of trying new things while on exchange, struggling and overcoming cultural differences, and the big surprise that Germans, do not in fact, drink beer all day. If you went on exchange or are currently on exchange, I'd love to get you on the podcast! You can shoot me an email at [email protected] or reach out to me on instagram at @exchangestudentstories.podcast Music courtesy of Lauren Weyel.