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Students' testimonials
What is it actually like to spend a high school year abroad? No one knows or can explain it better than the people who have gone on a high school exchange themselves. That’s why we let several of our students tell us about their year abroad, as you can read about below.
Also, don’t miss our social media channels! Follow @stsworldwide on TikTok and Instagram to get a true feel for what a high school year abroad is really like. We have our students take over our channels every week and it is full of our students’ real-life stories. Follow to see how an exchange year can change your life!
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Eline spent a semester in Austria
26/07/2024
Eline from the Netherlands spent an exchange semester in Austria. I spent my exchange semester in Austria. I went to Austria because I wanted to...Jaqueline was on an exchange year in Austria
26/07/2024
Jaqueline from Mexico went on an exchange to Austria. I hope this story can inspire someone to make an exchange year and have an experience as...Two sisters studied abroad in the USA
21/05/2024
Sisters Malin and Sophia from Sweden spent their exchange in different cities in Massachusetts, USA, one hour apart. Malin (17) and Sophia (18) hav...Laryssa went on high school in the USA
21/05/2024
Laryssa from Austria spent her exchange year in Nebraska, USA. In the summer of 2022, I started my exchange which lasted for 10 months, meaning tha...Petra was on an exchange year in the USA
13/05/2024
Petra, 41, from The Netherlands is a former STS exchange student. Here she shares her exchange story: “When I was 17, I spent the school year of...Selina was on high school exchange in the USA
18/04/2024
Hello, my name is Selina, and I am from Germany. I spent my exchange year in Anchorage, Alaska. Spending a year in the probably most unique state o...Michelle chose to study in the USA
15/03/2024
My name is Michelle and I am from the Netherlands. I am spending my exchange year in America in a place called American Fork, Utah. Living with a...Ada studied on high school in the USA
15/03/2024
Ada from Finland spends her exchange in Arizona, USA. Hi! Greetings from sunny Arizona I had been dreaming about doing an exchange year for years a...Clémence studied abroad on high school in the USA
05/03/2024
Clémence from Switzerland spent her exchange in Nebraska, USA. Since I was little, my dream was to go to the USA. When I was ten, my brother did a...Giulia spent a year abroad in the USA
05/03/2024
Giulia from Italy spent her exchange in the Lansing area, Michigan, USA. Why did you go on exchange? I’ve always been fascinated by other cultures,...Valentina went on exchange to Denmark
05/03/2024
Valentina from Switzerland spent her exchange in Denmark. How it all started In April 2018, my mom and I took a trip to Copenhagen during Easter...Leona studied abroad on high school in Argentina
05/03/2024
Leona from the Netherlands spent her exchange in Argentina. I’ve always had a lust for traveling. When I was a little kid, I dreamt of moving to th...Noelle studied on high school in France
01/03/2024
Swedish-Canadian Noelle is on exchange in France and she is one of our guest bloggers. #1 In Sweden, before takeoff My adventure started this summ...Theo studied abroad on high school in the USA
01/03/2024
"Just like a high school movie!" Have you ever dreamt about living a scene from an American high school movie, with cheering crowds and a shiny...Mirja spent a year abroad in Germany
09/02/2024
Mirja from Montenegro spent her exchange in Hamburg, Germany It was my big dream to live in Germany. The language has played a big role. They say...Liel went on exchange to the USA
29/11/2023
Liel from Switzerland was on exchange in USA. Where did you go on exchange and why? I went to the USA, more specifically to Long Island,...Lina went on high school exchange to the USA
22/09/2023
Hey there! My name is Lina, I'm from Austria and I was on exchange in Gonzales, Louisiana, in the United States for 5 months, this first half of...Bo went on high school in the USA
08/09/2023
Bo from the Netherlands went on exchange to Kansas in the USA. "Dear future exchange student, How wonderful that you are thinking about doing an...Gustav studied abroad in the USA
31/05/2023
Swedish Gustav was on a high school exchange in the USA in 2010/2011. “My high school exchange in the USA in 2010/2011 made me realize the importan...Emilia was on an exchange year in Canada
02/05/2023
Emilia from Austria went on exchange to Vancouver, Canada. Why Canada and Vancouver? Because it is the “bigger version of my hometown in Austria” –...Vittoria was on high school exchange in Germany
02/05/2023
Vittoria from Italy spent her exchange in Germany. Where did you go? I spent 11 months in Starnberg, a small town 30 minutes from Munich in Bavaria...Jenny chose to study in Costa Rica
02/05/2023
Jenny from Norway went on exchange to Costa Rica. We asked her about her experience. Why did you go on exchange? I have always wanted to go on an...Amanda went on high school exchange to Australia
26/04/2023
Amanda from Finland is on exchange in Australia. How did you decide to go? I remember writing a list of the pros and cons of doing an exchange year...Eliza went on exchange to Sweden
26/04/2023
Eliza from the Netherlands was on exchange in Sweden. Why did you go on exchange? I wanted an experience of my own, away from all the things I...Cedric spent a year abroad in Canada
26/04/2023
Cedric from Switzerland was on exchange in Canada. Where did you go and why? I went to Canada, mostly because my parents deemed it to be a safer...Simon studied abroad on high school in the USA
12/04/2023
Simon Hyberg from Sweden is on exchange in Louisiana, USA Why did you go on exchange? It wasn’t really planned, I saw a brochure in my school, and ...Theo studied on high school in the USA
12/04/2023
Theo from Sweden on exchange in Illinois, USA. Why did you choose to go on exchange? I chose to go for a couple of reasons. One being that I love...Johan chose to study in Japan
30/03/2023
Johan from Norway is on high school exchange in Tokyo, Japan. Here’s his story. I was not prepared to gain such a deep understanding I left Norway...Lucie was on high school exchange in the USA
30/03/2023
Lucie Caste from France spent her exchange in Dallas/Fort Worth in Texas, USA. We asked her some questions about her experience. How was it to live...Barbara was on an exchange year in Costa Rica
30/03/2023
Barbara from Italy went on exchange to Costa Rica. Why did you go on exchange? I decided to go on an exchange year because I wanted to challenge...Joelle studied abroad in the USA
30/03/2023
Joelle from Switzerland was on exchange in Texas, USA. Where did you go on exchange? I was placed in Stephenville, a small city in Texas. In the...Amelia went on high school in Sweden
22/03/2023
We managed to get an interview with Amelia from Italy. She was on exchange in Uddevalla, Sweden for 322 days. Why did you go on exchange? Because I...Lovisa studied on high school in the USA
22/03/2023
Lovisa from Sweden went on exchange to the USA in 2019/2020. We asked her about her experience. 1. Why did you choose to go to the USA? I went to t...Lisa chose to study in the USA
03/02/2023
Lisa from Sweden went on exchange to the USA in 2015/2016. She stayed 10 months in a city called Mechanicsburg, outside of Harrisburg, in...Maja was on high school exchange in the USA
12/12/2022
Swedish Maja was a high school exchange student in Kansas, USA in 2016/17. Her drive came from a passion for traveling, a curiosity about...Tuuli was on an exchange year in Costa Rica
02/09/2022
Hello! I'm Tuuli and I spent my exchange year in Costa Rica in the academic year 2021/22. The exchange year had been a long-time dream of mine, as ...Clara studied abroad in the USA
21/12/2020
Becoming an exchange student and living and going to school in another country is an exciting and fulfilling experience. Clara Ylander from...Albin went on high school in Spain
21/12/2020
I had always wanted to go on a high school exchange to experience a different way of life. I chose Spain because I knew some Spanish. I preferred t...