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Behind the Exchange Student blue studios
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- Society & Culture
Previous exchange students get together and share stories about their year abroad, the process of going on exchange, and how exchange changed them as people.
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Alumni of NSLI-Y pt.2
Welcome to the second part of the NSLI-Y series! In this episode Gabe and Hollis brings on Shada Faith as a guest to talk more about NSLI-Y's year long program. She talks about what her daily life was like during the program. She's also mentions what it's like to attend university abroad and what the application process what like.
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Guest: Shada Faith - instagram youtube
MUSIC
Two Finger Johnny by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5008-two-finger-johnny
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Alumni of NSLI-Y pt.1
Welcome to the first part of a two part series about NSLI-Y, a government program that allows students to study abroad. In this episode Brooke Hill, a previous NSLI-Y alumni, is brought on as a guest to talk about the summer program. She talks about the application process, why she chose to study abroad for the summer, and fun activities NSLI-Y set up for the students. Meanwhile Remi and Gabe may or may not have made Rotary Youth Exchange look slightly bad... oops?
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Guest: @brookehill
MUSIC
Two Finger Johnny by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5008-two-finger-johnny
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
Last Days of School Abroad
Welcome to another episode!
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Guest: @adrianaesparzas
MUSIC
Two Finger Johnny by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5008-two-finger-johnny
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
The Independence of an Exchange Student
Welcome to another episode of Behind the Exchange Student! This week Hollis and Gabe bring on Holden, a Canadian exchange student, on as a guest. They discuss the traditions of the rotary blazer and what pin designs they chose. Hollis gets accused of plagiarizing once more. Holden and Hollis talk about the struggles of saving their Rotary allowance. Then Holden talks about getting in trouble after one night of hanging out with exchange students and eating nachos. They also discuss the difficulties of getting along with host parents, classmates and finding ways to cope.
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@remi.shirayanagi
@hollis.albrecht
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Guest: @hdaddyquan69
MUSIC
Two Finger Johnny by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5008-two-finger-johnny
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
The Journey After Exchange
This week, all the hosts are sleep deprived and in chaos. They reflect on what it's like coming back after a year abroad. Sometimes coming home can be harder than leaving. Gabe and Hollis discus what they'd like to do when they visit Spain again and Remi and Gabe accuse Hollis of plagiarism. Although they make jokes, these hosts cover some deeper topics. They explain how friends, future prospects, and routines change after a year away from their normal lives.
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@remi.shirayanagi
@hollis.albrecht
@gabevargas.a
MUSIC
Two Finger Johnny by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5008-two-finger-johnny
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
Homesickness, COVID, Why Exchange?
In this week's episode we have a previous guest, Ryan, join Gabe and Remi. They talk about how and why they decided to go on exchange. They describe the changes they've noticed when coming back and how future exchange students should manage their expectations. Remi and Ryan discuss what it was like to be in a different country, meanwhile, Gabe gets jealous he wasn't able to stay the whole year. They also talk about their homesickness and how they dealt with it. They also give advice for future exchange students about homesickness.
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@remi.shirayanagi
@hollis.albrecht
@gabevargas.a
Guest: @ryan.plath
MUSIC
Two Finger Johnny by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5008-two-finger-johnny
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/