Of course an exchange year costs money. It depends on the country you want to visit and how long you want to stay. For example if I would want to visit the USA for a whole school year I'd have to pay more than 9.000€ or for the Scandinavian countries about 6.500€
Not everyone can pay that but I wanted to travel the world anyway so my organisation told me to try get a scholarship and that's what I did!
I applied at the 'Kreuzberger Kinderstiftung' for a scholarship.
I had to write a motivational letter in which I had to explain WHY I want to be an exchange student and why I want to go to the country I want to go.
In the end I got it and I was so happy because that meant that I can go to Finland!
So last Saturday I travelled all the way north to Berlin because the foundation that gave me the scholarship had a small party for all the students that got a scholarship!
(https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkw5HCLjx_E/?taken-by=kreuzbergerkinderstiftung)
It was amazing not only because I got to travel to Berlin but to see and meet all the people who made it possible for me to do the exchange year in Finland!
I again had the chance to talk to people who feel exactly the same as I do! Like I talked to some of them and they don't have a host family yet as well... Now I'm more calm because I know there are many more who also are patiently waiting to get a call or an e-mail from their organisation.
A little highlight for me was that I met a Finnish girl who at the moment was an exchange student in Germany!
We didn't talk much but she told me that she's glad that a few students will go to her home country because there aren't much like for example in America.
That got me waaay more excited than I already am!
So if you really want to do an exchange year but you and your parents can't afford it, there is a way and I hope it'll turn out for you as good as it did for me!
Stay positiv!
Vanessa ^^
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