{"id":10788,"date":"2025-12-16T10:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.sts-education.com\/high-school\/during-your-year-abroad\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:01:11","slug":"during-your-year-abroad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/en-nz\/high-school\/during-your-year-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"During Your Year Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-sts-hero sts-block-hero sts-block-hero is-variant-full-background has-text-light has-background-media\" style=\"--sts-hero-padding-mobile:0px;--sts-hero-padding-desktop:0px;--sts-hero-text-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-10, #fff)\" data-variant=\"full-background\"><div class=\"sts-block-hero__background\"><picture class=\"sts-responsive-image has-pos-center is-skeleton\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sts-education.com\/12565_hero_lg_xl.jpg\" alt=\"During your year abroad\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) max(100vw, calc(clamp(320px, 100vh, 720px) * 9 \/ 16)), (max-width: 840px) max(100vw, calc(clamp(320px, 100vh, 720px) * 1 \/ 1)), max(100vw, calc(clamp(320px, 100vh, 720px) * 16 \/ 9))\" style=\"object-position:center\"\/><\/picture><span class=\"sts-block-hero__overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"sts-block-hero__inner\"><div class=\"sts-block-hero__content has-align-center\"><div class=\"sts-block-hero__content-inner\"><h1 class=\"sts-block-hero__heading\">During your year abroad<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sts-text sts-text-editor has-max-width-md\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content-inner\">\n<p>A year as an exchange student will give you knowledge, impressions, inspiration and memories. It\u2019s your chance to experience something new and exciting. Simply put, it will be the best year of your life!<\/p>\n<h2>Suddenly, you speak the language fluently<\/h2>\n<p>The major advantage of learning a language in the country where it is spoken is that you will hear it all the time. You\u2019ll hear it at the dinner table in conversation with your host family, at school, at the gym, at caf\u00e9s and in stores. Your accent will improve continuously. You will learn new words and expressions. Before you know it, you will have adapted to all of these new things, and at the same time, you will have grown as a person. It happens almost automatically, and it\u2019s fun!<\/p>\n<h2>Share your experiences!<\/h2>\n<p>Are you interested in writing and talking about your experiences while you are away? Share them with us and have the chance to appear in our social channels or on our blog! 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