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- The ordinary world
- Become an exchange student !
- I was 15 when I first started looking into exchange programs, I knew there was a lot of commitment, but I wasn’t realizing how long is 1 year abroad. So I was happily filling out applications and looking at countries I would want to go.
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- Call to adventure
- Day before I left, I was saying bye to my family and friends and I was finishing with packing my stuff. It was pretty hard to pack my stuff, because I wasn't used to travelling for such a long time without coming back
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- Refusal of the call
- There is me waiting for my plane from Frankfurt to Houston. I started to regret even thinking about this. This where I realized that the I am not going to see anyone Czech for next 10 months, won't have my culture and won't be speaking my language.
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- Meeting with the mentor
- One of my first friends Garrett that I have met in school, introduced me to one of his friends Seth. He seemed pretty cool so we stayed in touch and he introduced me to a lot of new people.
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- Tests, Allies, Enemies
- Going to school everyday was my priority, because that was the place I could meet all my current friends and stay entertained. Even though It was sometimes stressful, It was worth it.
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- Approaching the innermost cave
- Tension between me and my host parents kept raising as we've been together for longer time. I had some issues and believe them too. This was pretty hard time in my exchange year
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- The supreme ordeal
- During the Christmas holidays, I was at my lowest in my whole year. I had nothing much to do, rather than spending the holidays with my host family. I missed my family a lot and wanted to go home.
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- Reward
- After new years, my friend Seth texted me that his family could host me, so I immediately said yes and moved in in about 2 weeks after.
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- The road back
- After my 10 months in US, I left the States to come back home and I was excited to see everyone again and finally have typical Czech food.
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- Restoring the world
- With my knowledge from my exchange year, I am making my peers and family better person by sharing my experiences and knowledge.
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