I was thinking of going to Australia for a student exchange program, but I would like to to go somewhere that does not have a lot of deaths due to insect. I was hoping to go to Gold Coast it has always fascinated me, but is it a good place to live for someone from Canada?
I’m am on a student exchange program in america, and when leave i want to write letters to my friends i have made, but don’t know what to put in them. Any idea’s or suggestions, i have like 15-20 i want to write most of my friends are sophomore, senior and freshman.
EVERYONE HAS ONE IN MY GRADE. 8th. And i know i dont need one and i wouldnt do it just because other people are. Here is the story: Okay i had a facebook from 6th - 7th but i was kind of stupid and called someone a bitch. She went to the school counciler(why does the school need to get involved? Idk) and i got in “trouble” and i deleted it because
A) the whole problem with the bitch.
B) i hated taking pictures and was ugly.
C) not photogenic.
D) i was aware of creepers that could stalk me:P
Well i resolved everything:
A) the “bitch” is now my aqantence and i now know that was cyberbullying, and wont do it again.
B) i got contacts, braces, and wear makeup, love fashion, straighten and curl my hair, and now im “prettier” i guess.
C) I LOVE TAKING PICTURES!(:
D)well i still am quite worried about creepers and stuff like that:P so thats the prob.
Another thing im worried about is my future job or college looking at it and judging me off of that:/ I also am aware that nothing is erased, once its online its there forever:/
So anyone help me gain the confedince of making a new facebook?(: i mean its a nice thing because you can connect with freinds! And i would love to talk to my foriegn exchange student from there since she cant text an american number:P please help?!(: thanks in advance!
EVERYONE HAS ONE IN MY GRADE. 8th. And i know i dont need one and i wouldnt do it just because other people are. Here is the story: Okay i had a facebook from 6th - 7th but i was kind of stupid and called someone a bitch. She went to the school counciler(why does the school need to get involved? Idk) and i got in “trouble” and i deleted it because
A) the whole problem with the bitch.
B) i hated taking pictures and was ugly.
C) not photogenic.
D) i was aware of creepers that could stalk me:P
Well i resolved everything:
A) the “bitch” is now my aqantence and i now know that was cyberbullying, and wont do it again.
B) i got contacts, braces, and wear makeup, love fashion, straighten and curl my hair, and now im “prettier” i guess.
C) I LOVE TAKING PICTURES!(:
D)well i still am quite worried about creepers and stuff like that:P so thats the prob.
Another thing im worried about is my future job or college looking at it and judging me off of that:/ I also am aware that nothing is erased, once its online its there forever:/
So anyone help me gain the confedince of making a new facebook?(: i mean its a nice thing because you can connect with freinds! And i would love to talk to my foriegn exchange student from there since she cant text an american number:P please help?!(: thanks in advance!
i really want to be a foreign exchanged student but my bro told me i had to be extremley smart. i have all A’s and B’s. I was also told it was expensive but i thought all i needed was pocket money and airplane tickets. What all do i need?
I’ve been going out with this girl for almost two months now, but her parents don’t approve of my status.
Recently, A foreign exchange student at the community college that I’m attending showed up to her mom’s restaurant. They started talking and he comes from a very wealthy background and her mom is trying to setup an arranged marriage for them. The exchange student is leaving here in few weeks to transfer to a different university, but her mom is forcing her to stay in touch with him.
Her mom is very controlling and threatened to disown her if she picked me over the wealthy guy. In order to make sure she doesn’t see me, her mom is sending her to China to learn Chinese and teach English over there.
I told her to wait for me, till I’m done with school, but she says that her parent’s already have their mind set on the other guy and plan on arranging marriage, when he’s done with school.
I could really use some help here, because I really love this girl and I am willing to wait 3 years, if I can spend the rest of my life with her.
I want to be an exchange student but i don’t want to go to another country for a year. I heard there are like 2-3 months one but i still want to know different programs that offered it. If you our one, what country did you go to and what were your experiences(:
I have been studying this topic lately and I’m afraid to say but I believe America’s time as the strongest world power is over. We (as Americans) are headed into the abyss.
I’ll start by pointing out a commercial that has recently aired about Americans math skills being placed at the 37th rank in countries. I find this appalling because America is/was one of the most prosperous countries in the world until recently. Math is not as important as it should be, and graduating high school requires no more than Algebra 2 basically. I would like to say that my generation is at fault by consisting of mostly morons who do not care about education, and think that because we live in America (The greatest country on earth in some opinions) that no work has to be done to maintain that title. My generation seems to think that getting rich quick by becoming a musician or an actor is the best way to make a living, without realizing that not everyone can do this, nor will everyone be able to. Disney shows that air now are mostly about people who form bands or become internet sensations by posting videos on Youtube and the like.
I live in a small town but even so we had foreign exchange students come to our school in the years i attended. Most of these students were very intelligent, and spoke more than one language. Important languages as far as job opportunities go. Languages that would improve their abilities to communicate with large foreign companies, i.e. German, English, Mandarin.
However in America learning a second language is believed to not be needed. In my high school the only two languages that were taught were Spanish and French. Spanish may be useful in communicating with Immigrants (Alot of which come to the area I live in) but Spanish speaking countries are not known specifically for their top tier businesses. And in my opinion, French is almost useless. It is not spoken by many people who live around here, and the two main countries who use it are Canada and France. Canada also uses English, so it may not be necessary to speak there.
Less emphasis is placed is on education these days and even in the school I went to, most of the schools funding went to sports teams. I know America has some of the highest ranking Colleges in the world but not everyone attends these, and until recently, a college degree was not thought to be needed to be successful. Even having a college degree though does not guarantee a decent job (shown by the idiots who were the “99%”). These were students who thought it unfair that they had went to school for History and English degrees and could not find well paying jobs. I mean how stupid is that. Its not that i don’t think those degrees aren’t somewhat important, but if money is the reason they went to college, shouldn’t a more lucrative field have been chosen? Rather than hoping they could learn what they thought interesting and become millionaires? I’m not trying to say that sports aren’t entertaining, or useful in building character, leadership, and social skills like working together, but I’m sure that if as much emphasis was placed on education as it was on sports that we wouldn’t have as many stupid people in America.
I would like to ask if anyone knows why my generation is as stupid as it is.
I would like to be wealthy myself one day, but I plan to attend college to study for Electrical Engineering, and on the side I am learning German by myself, with hopes of it helping me acquire a job with a company like IBM, BMW, Mercedes-Benz ect. And even then I know that a degree and knowing a second language does not guarantee an excellent paying job, and that I will have to work my way up the totem pole so to speak by learning on the job skills.
Where did these problems start? I’ve heard people say we need education reform in America but that teachers unions get in the way, because faulty teachers have guaranteed jobs regardless of how well their students learn. And standardized test make teachers teach what is on the test, instead of other useful career building information.
These are just a few of the reasons why I think America will collapse soon. Not enough people understand how our economy works or how the world economy works. People look to our President and country leaders to solve all of the problems instead of trying to help in ways they can.
Maybe this is more rant that question but I honestly believe America’s time at the top has ended.
Does anyone else have more insight as to why our country will fail? Or why it will not if that be the case.
Forgive the long question and disregard and spelling/grammatical errors.
@ Ann I’d like to believe that too but one thing my Pastor often mentions is in the Book of Revelations America is not mentioned lol. That may not mean that America wont be around but there is no promise that it will be,
I have been studying this topic lately and I’m afraid to say but I believe America’s time as the strongest world power is over. We (as Americans) are headed into the abyss.
I’ll start by pointing out a commercial that has recently aired about Americans math skills being placed at the 37th rank in countries. I find this appalling because America is/was one of the most prosperous countries in the world until recently. Math is not as important as it should be, and graduating high school requires no more than Algebra 2 basically. I would like to say that my generation is at fault by consisting of mostly morons who do not care about education, and think that because we live in America (The greatest country on earth in some opinions) that no work has to be done to maintain that title. My generation seems to think that getting rich quick by becoming a musician or an actor is the best way to make a living, without realizing that not everyone can do this, nor will everyone be able to. Disney shows that air now are mostly about people who form bands or become internet sensations by posting videos on Youtube and the like.
I live in a small town but even so we had foreign exchange students come to our school in the years i attended. Most of these students were very intelligent, and spoke more than one language. Important languages as far as job opportunities go. Languages that would improve their abilities to communicate with large foreign companies, i.e. German, English, Mandarin.
However in America learning a second language is believed to not be needed. In my high school the only two languages that were taught were Spanish and French. Spanish may be useful in communicating with Immigrants (Alot of which come to the area I live in) but Spanish speaking countries are not known specifically for their top tier businesses. And in my opinion, French is almost useless. It is not spoken by many people who live around here, and the two main countries who use it are Canada and France. Canada also uses English, so it may not be necessary to speak there.
Less emphasis is placed is on education these days and even in the school I went to, most of the schools funding went to sports teams. I know America has some of the highest ranking Colleges in the world but not everyone attends these, and until recently, a college degree was not thought to be needed to be successful. Even having a college degree though does not guarantee a decent job (shown by the idiots who were the “99%”). These were students who thought it unfair that they had went to school for History and English degrees and could not find well paying jobs. I mean how stupid is that. Its not that i don’t think those degrees aren’t somewhat important, but if money is the reason they went to college, shouldn’t a more lucrative field have been chosen? Rather than hoping they could learn what they thought interesting and become millionaires? I’m not trying to say that sports aren’t entertaining, or useful in building character, leadership, and social skills like working together, but I’m sure that if as much emphasis was placed on education as it was on sports that we wouldn’t have as many stupid people in America.
I would like to ask if anyone knows why my generation is as stupid as it is.
I would like to be wealthy myself one day, but I plan to attend college to study for Electrical Engineering, and on the side I am learning German by myself, with hopes of it helping me acquire a job with a company like IBM, BMW, Mercedes-Benz ect. And even then I know that a degree and knowing a second language does not guarantee an excellent paying job, and that I will have to work my way up the totem pole so to speak by learning on the job skills.
Where did these problems start? I’ve heard people say we need education reform in America but that teachers unions get in the way, because faulty teachers have guaranteed jobs regardless of how well their students learn. And standardized test make teachers teach what is on the test, instead of other useful career building information.
These are just a few of the reasons why I think America will collapse soon. Not enough people understand how our economy works or how the world economy works. People look to our President and country leaders to solve all of the problems instead of trying to help in ways they can.
Maybe this is more rant that question but I honestly believe America’s time at the top has ended.
Does anyone else have more insight as to why our country will fail? Or why it will not if that be the case.
Forgive the long question and disregard and spelling/grammatical errors.
@ Ann I’d like to believe that too but one thing my Pastor often mentions is in the Book of Revelations America is not mentioned lol. That may not mean that America wont be around but there is no promise that it will be,
I’m 16 years old and I live in Europe.I’m really interested in participating in some exchange program in Europe or in the US.It could be a volunteer ,an exchange,or a training program.I don’t mind.I’ve been searching for like weeks and I don;t seem to find something either affordable or possible.Please help.I don’t wanna spend a boring summer!!!!!!!!!!
