Hi, I'm a senior in highschool and I'm going to be an exchange student next year. What country should I visit?
I am hopping to spend a year in another country by defering but I can't decide where to live. I want to live close to a city or somewhere with a large population so I can see a variety of lifestyles. I am young and am looking for a place where I can meet new friends and have a good time. I will be an exchange student but because I will have had already graduated, school will not be a major concern for me. I am more interested in new cultures. I am fluent in Spanish; however, I am willing to go anywhere. I would like to go to a country where some English is spoken. I have looked into Thailand, Brazil, and Amsterdam. Where can I go that has a rich culture along with plenty of entertainment for an 18 or 19 year-old boy?
Studying Abroad - 7 Answers
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Spain is really awesome. I've been to different parts of Europe, but it was my favorite. Barcelona was cool & there was a lot to do! And of course, knowing Spanish will definitely help you out. Good luck deciding!
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don't go to Iraq. when they re-institute the draft you'll get there anyway.
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don't go to France, because they will be frustrated if you don't speak French well enough. Italy is a great option; opt for somewhere near Rome or Venice so you can be around people and culture, but don't live IN one of the huge tourist cities, because everything is overpriced and overcrowded. Spain is beautiful, but it is SO HOT!!!!!!!!! Argentina is beautiful, and the people are famously welcoming. And you can communicate with them since you are fluent in spanish. (Brazil is nice too!)
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Japan is an amazing country and Tokyo has the largest city population in the world!(Tokyo has 13 million compared to NYC which has 8mil) and English is widely spoken there :)
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Isn't one of the main points of an exchange to learn a language? Since you are already fluent in two (English and Spanish), why not take the opportunity to learn a third? The more languages you know, the better off you are and the more you can earn in your career! Since you already have Spanish, might I suggest another romance language such as Portuguese, Italian or French? That would give you a host of interesting choices -- Brazil, France and Italy at the top of the list! If you take a European opportunity, you can cheaply travel within the continent and visit many other places, thus increasing the value of the year for you. Good luck!
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Hey there, actually I was a foreign exchange student in USA a couple years ago, so I can say that it is a very good experience:) what could I suggest...Irealnd is OK, but it does not have that big of a cultural life. I have lived in Dublin for a couple of months and I wasn't really fascinated with it. It has a lot of things in it, but I couldn't really see any connection point of different cultures there. England I believe is a great place to go, London or other cities are really cool. I would suggest going to Rome in Italy. I just love that city. It is really beautiful and has a lot of different people living in it. Besides, Italy itself is just a wonderful country. enjoy you stay wherever you go:D
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You may consider Africa for a rich culture and life style. Nigeria for example has a lots of ethic group. Hausa is probably a lingua franca in the North; much more than English is. English could probably be referred to being a third language in the region and Hausa second. AAUN is one quality school in the region, though it is located in a rural environment.
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