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I had a great exchange year through EF! I would definitely choose EF again because they have a great ambassador program for students who want to enhance their year, and want to inspire future students and share their amazing experiences. It gives you the opportunity to share your stories, in a way that suits you, through webinars, social media, hanging up posters etc. You can also earn points and trade it in for awesome prizes for your efforts! I grew as a person during my exchange year, which I have really benefited from. I'm more open-minded, adventurous and independent. I would recommend EF because they have a great support-network, and awesome opportunities throughout your year. They also have other great travelling programs if exchange years aren't for you!

My experience was awesome. I was placed in a town in Michigan and my mentality going into the exchange year was: “I’m ready for anything and I want to try everything fun and exciting!” I would choose EF again and again because they really showed interest in finding the perfect match for me, in regards of host family. I couldn’t have asked for a better host mom, host dad and double placement. In addition, I felt supported throughout the whole experience and all of my questions were answered when they needed to get answered. I absolutely loved welcome days as well, I thought it was a great way to start the exchange year and it alleviated some of the departure pressure. I grew in so many ways thanks to this experience. I not only became more mature and independent, but I realised what I’m truly interested in. I took part in cross country and track and realised I really enjoy running and I understood how much I like studying economy and taking the class in my American high school actually contributed to my choice of major in university. My brother came to me and said he really wants to go on an exchange year as well, and that he had been thinking about it since he had visited me in the United States. I recommended EF without second thought for all of the same reasons I chose it for and I just know he is going to have a great experience and I’m so happy for him.

sto vivendo il mio viaggio di studi in Colorado, America. MI trovo molto bene con la mia famiglia ospitante, non posso negare che la scelta che ef ha fatto è stata perfetta: sto viaggiando molto, per ora sono stata in 11 stati diversi, il che è impressionante. Inoltre ero molto preoccupata rispetto all'aspetto del cibo, non ho provato trovare niente di meglio, la mia famiglia ospitante mangia salutare e pochi fast food, ma in ogni caso non mi è mancata l'esperienza del della cultura culinaria americana sporadicamente.

EF gave me so many opportunities beyond this exchange year! I left on this crazy adventure in 2019 not knowing what to expect... This semester abroad brought me so much! I achieved my goal of becoming bilingual but more than that, I know have two more families! A wonderful American family that treated me as their own daughter (4 years later we still spend hours on the phone every week) and an international EF family thanks to the opportunity of being an EF Ambassador. Furthermore, this experience made me grow as a person. I had to get out of my comfort zone and I am now more confident, more outgoing than ever ! Honestly, going on an exchange was the best decision of my life! It allowed me to learn more about myself, and about the world we are living in. It opened me to a new culture and opened so many doors for my future!

Jag var en del av EF class of ’22 och jag är så nöjd med att jag valde just EF. När den svenska ambassaden stängde och vi studenter inte kunde få våra visum anordnade EF en resa till Warszawa i Polen och tog med sig alla oss utbytesstudenter och därmed såg till att vi alla fick visum. Tack vare detta kom vi iväg till usa sommaren 2021 som planerat och utan deras hjälp hade inte ens hälften av oss förmodligen lyckats åka. Utöver detta är EF ett svenskt företag som alltid finns där för dig genom hela utbytesåret, vilket jag var otroligt tacksam för. Det gjorde att man kände stöd från de under hela upplevelsen.

El curso 2021/2022 hice 1 de bachillerato en Estados Unidos con EF. La experiencia fue muy buena porque EF encontró una familia con la que congenié desde el primer momento, hacían un montón de actividades al aire libre y pude hacer deportes que nunca había probado y conocer a un montón de gente de su comunidad que me presentaron. El instituto y el pueblo me acogió como si fuera una más de ellos. Al apuntarme a deportes hice muchos amigos y con los que sigo hablando a día de hoy. Afortunadamente no tuve ningún problema con la familia o el instituto aún así los coordinadores me llamaban una vez al mes por si necesitaba algo y para ofrecernos actividades que organizaba EF en nuestro estado.