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The university I am currently attending offers a pretty cool program during the winter semester. However, only certain people are qualified and able to participate in the program. In fact, these students have undergone an intensive application process and months of waiting. Students who are in good academic standing, have sufficient credits and are also members of the foreign exchange program can travel for classes in the United States. It doesn’t cost anything as a member of the program. There is an agreement between my school here in Europe and our sister school in America. The agreement was developed some two years ago. An American student will come to live with my family and spend three weeks attending classes and touring the country, while I will do the same with their family in the United States. I am excited because I enrolled in the program last year and finally received notice that I was accepted to travel for the six-credit course to be held in January. I have never been overseas. It will be a big adjustment for me. One thing I am looking forward to while I am visiting is to get behind the wheel of a left hand drive car. It sounds funny, but I think it will be very confusing to drive one of them. I would certainly imagine that I will first have to practice in a used left hand drive to make sure I can drive on the road properly. I am afraid I would cause damage to a new car. It is a good thing to first let me drive a used lhd in an open parking lot. It was difficult enough when I first started driving in Europe. So it is going to be quite an adventure to basically relearn how to drive on the other side of the road. I hear people drive very recklessly over in America, too. The opportunity to visit a foreign county is definitely worth the extra work I have put into my education. This is definitely a great opportunity before me. Thankfully, I have found a subject that intrigues me. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing comparable to visiting other countries and experiencing their cultures firsthand. Hopefully, I will return from my trip with a greater appreciation and a better understanding of the world around me.

posted by: Jen on Friday, March 21, 2008 @ 9:32 PM