Before listening to this podcast, I have heard about students exchange program to come to foreign country, but didn't knew all the details and differences between them. After listening to a podcast I find out about two programs. They are called Work and Travel USA and ASSE (the American Scandinavian Student Exchange).
These programs are for high school students. Work and Travel program offers to work for up to four months while exploring American life. Other program offers students live with a family and attend school for a year. There is opportunity to choose a way of spending time in USA.
Personally, I would like to choose student exchange program. In my opinion, for me would be too difficult to live and study in USA, because of my not perfect English knowledge and differences between cultures. On the other hand, to work and live individually in USA without family or any friends would be very hard, because it is said that money earned from work may not be enough to pay all of costs. That's why I would rather to go to European countries, nearer my own country.
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Hi, It was very interesting to read your own opinion about this exchange programs. Your language is quite fluent and I have noticed some great expresions. It is great that you have put your photo. It lets for other people to know who is writing.
Godd luck in the future.:)
I wanted to post a brief note to warn others who might be visiting the USA about an agency called SAI (Students American International). My friend from Sweden used this agency, and the first host family was horrible (she waited so long to be picked up at the airport that it closed and she waited on the street, the host family were very lax in cleanliness... ants in the cereal, etc... the list goes on). It took SAI about 3 weeks to move her from there to her Area Rep's home, which was EVEN WORSE. She slept in a basement full of junk on an old sofa, while an empty bedroom was only 20 weet away but belonged to the Rep's child who was married and no longer living there. At this time, myt friend arranged private placement with a friend in California, only to find out that SAI refused to move her there because it out of state! Be very cautious about the agency that you deal with in the US. As sponsors of your visa, they control placement of the student. Though it is supposedto be a free country, SAI seems to operate more like Communist dictators.
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