How Do You Prepare For A Student Exchange Program?
Becoming an exchange student to a foreign country is an unforgettable experience that immerses participants in a completely new culture and opens their eyes to a new way of looking at the world. Here are a few suggestions for preparing for this journey of a lifetime. Get a checkup with your physician well in advance to confirm your good health and get any necessary shots or inoculations; this is most important. Take their contact information with you, in case you need any non-emergency health advice during your trip. Communicate with your host family ahead of time, if you have one, by letter or email. This is a good way to build your excitement for the experience, learn important things about each other in advance and become a bit more familiar-so you won’t feel like you’re moving in with complete strangers when you arrive. Brush up on those language skills! Whether you’re near-fluent or a newbie, it won’t hurt to spend an hour a night listening to language tapes, watching foreign lang
