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Her drive came from a passion for traveling, a curiosity about experiencing a foreign lifestyle, and the urge of making friends from other parts of the world. She loved to immerse herself in a completely different culture, even though it was challenging at times. She reports: \u201cThat is the beauty about this experience &#8211; you learn so much from living with another family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maja now works as a stewardess onboard superyachts in Florida and the Mediterranean. She is certain that the exchange has been beneficial to her career as it taught her to understand and respect people&#x27;s cultural differences and boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Her top advice: \u201cGo! And step out of that comfort zone even if it means trying something you have never done before!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maja Bergstr\u00f6m, exchange student in the US<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Find out more<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/high-school\/onze-scholieren\/verhalen-van-scholieren\/?hashtag=Verenigde+Staten\">student stories from the USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read more about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/nl-nl\/high-school\/bestemmingen\/noord-amerika\/verenigde-staten\/\">high school exchange in the USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See all our <a href=\"\/nl-nl\/high-school\/tripfinder\/\">high school exchange destinations<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":13898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Maja was on high school exchange in the USA","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Swedish Maja was a high school exchange student in Kansas, USA. 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