Category: Exchange

It was hard to leave our first hosts in Meath but on Friday we headed to Tipperary for the queen of the castle festival. When we arrived at the hotel

A few days before I headed to the airport I learned I’d be joined by two other girls for my exchange, Martina from Switzerland and Louise from Scotland. I also

My second host family were the Breitwieser family who live in Steinhaus Austria in the province of Upper Austria. This family consists of parents Martin and Karin and their four

Time has flown on my trip to Austria. I’m at the halfway mark of my trip and it’s been incredible so far. I started my trip in the capital city

Hello, my name is Christena Jenkins-Giffen, a Middlesex Junior Farmer for 5 years, and I have just returned from my 3-week International Exchange trip to Scotland with Junior Farmers. I

“Everything is just SO green!!” I probably said this 50 times or more during my two week exchange to Northern Ireland in August. The Emerald Island definitely lives up to

Beverages I have encountered. The best part of my Junior farmer exchange is living with host families and getting to be a part of daily life here – which means

The second half of my exchange was a little different than the first half. I toured a few more farms and also worked for one of my host families. One

I am about halfway through my exchange here in The Republic of Ireland. It so far has been an amazing experience. I have had the opportunity to help on a

Arrival date: June 20th What a month it has been! I have lived in a house built in 1730, milked in a parlor for the first time, swam in the