Questions
I looked through my comments and my mail and put together some answers for the most common questions I've got so far. Here we go!
Vad kostar hela resan sammanlagt?
- I think I have answered this question ten times, go back and look for answers before you ask them. But okey, here we go again. I guess the whole trip, including pocket money, is around 100.000 kr. Maybe more, maybe less... it depends on if you're a spender or not ;)
Vad händer om man måste byta värdfamilj?
- Well, there's a lot of things that has to investigated and all that kind of stuff. I think my organization made a very bad job concerning to that. They were passive and slow and my family and I had to deal with the whole things. It was kinda hard to be alone without your family and a organization that just sitting down and watch aside... But it turned out very well and now I'm so happy I changed! It was worth the labor!
Vilken organisation åkte du med?
- I went with the swedish organization called Explorius, and I can't recommend it at all. According to me, it's not a good organization.. but I can be wrong. But in my case, they didn't do their job very good.
What's the best/worst thing of being an exchange student?
- Haha, Holly! what a quetions! Anyways, the best thing is all the new friends you get and to experience the high school spirit. The worst thing is that here in America, adults treats you like you're 14 years old, when you more or less counts like an adult back home in Sweden. That's kinda annoying sometimes.
Om du fick välja, gå på en liten eller stor skola där borta?
- If I could choose, I would attend a bigger school than the one I go to now. I live in a very small town, and to be in a very small school where everyone knows everything about everyone and you're parents knows everything about all the other adults in the town makes rumors and gossips a lot worse than they are. People here love gossiping and that's hard sometimes.
Vad gör man om dagarna när skolan är över? Hänger med vänner eller?
- Almost every student here is a part of some school activities after school. It can be basketball, speech team, clubs, play, year book or tons of other choises. So, the most of my awake time am I spending in school, in different activities and there's where you get to know all the friends and stuff. It's fun, but so different from the swedish school-system!.
Är det sant att du kommer att få gå om ett år när du kommer tillbaka, alltså att du går med de personerna som är ett år yngre än dig?
- That's right. This year doesn't count. I don't get my "studiebidrag" and when I'm back home, I'll start my 2nd year in high school... which means that I have two years left in high school when I'm back! But if that's a concern you have, don't care about that. This is so much more than just a "sabatsår", you're actually attending a school program and you go to school. You're learning so much more about your self and others, so don't worry about school back home in Sweden, this is absolutely worth it!
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