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The High School Exchange Program
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You have probably felt the urge to do something different.To chart your own path.Life isn't only about what you see and do in your own country hometown or school, or even with your friends.What is beyond? You need to challenge yourself, to take a chance.For a school year or even for a semester you can dare to be different! What makes an exchange student different? When someone leaves the familiar behind and plunges into the unknown ,you are showing a commitment to understanding other people, to learn about the world in a way that textbooks and school assignments never reveal.A year spent abroad is a year that will redefine your world.You 'll discover that every moment , every conversation and experience, challenges the way you look at the world.You'll see differences as well as similarities in people and their actions, in their beliefs and values.You'll realize what it means to belong to a certain country and culture. You'll learn about yourself as you learn about others. Becoming an exchange student gives you more than a knowledge about another country and its language and culture. With the exchange program you are not just part of the program ,you are part of a family The best way to truly become in the culture of a foreign country is to live among its people as a member of a family.Every our exchange student does that.Host family are carefully screened and consider it a priviledge to welcome students like you into their home.Host families feel they benefit from the experience as much as you do! They want to learn about your culture and introduce you to theirs.Many families have children your age . Host families are required to: - Provide a bed, adequate storage space for clothes and personal belongings, reasonable access to bathroom facilities and study space if not otherwise available in the home The program 
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