Going to Church As an Exchange Student | Religion | Making Friends | Differences
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2022
- Hey guys,
since it has been requested by some of my lovely subscribers, I will be talking about my experiences of going to church as an exchange student. I did my study abroad in Texas in the United States of America. In the South of the U.S., religion typically plays a very important role not only inside of church but also outside of it, in your daily life. When you become an exchange student, it is important to know whether your host family is religious because if they are, there will be a few expectations of how you should behave and speak attached to this.
In this video, I will focus on my experience in an American church and speak about the differences between American and European churches and church life. If you would also like me to make a video about the influence of religion on U.S. American's daily life, please let me know down in the comments below.
As always, lots of love,
Laura - Jak na to + styl
Hi Hello suresh Hyderabad ma'am please reply to in American in the famous church in the name the Hyderabad Church is Medak Church reply ma'am please God bless your family Baya Akka
I don't know if I should do my exchange year with EF or STS, which one is better and what are the downsides, I heard somewhere that EF puts you only in language schools and idk if its true or not
As far as I am aware of, EF definitely also does longer exchanges like exchange years. I don't know either of them first-hand so I can only give you limited advice. However, before I left I decided not to go with EF as I had heard some not so nice stories about them. In my personal opinion, they are just a bit too big and professionalized. I would probably go with a smaller organization but you should definitely read up on some experience reports on independent websites
I am getting ready to host my 2nd exchange student. I have not heard of these two, I have used PAX. I was informed you can't force your exchange student to attend church, however you can require them to go with you to the building, and they can read or something.
Wie ich schön sagte, du hättest eine Medaille von Der Bundesregierung bekommen sollen, weil du diese Erfahrung in Texas überlebt hast!
hahaha danke aber es hat wirklich Spaß gemacht und ich kann mich sehr glücklich schätzen, dieses Abenteuer erlebt haben zu dürfen
How is the topic lgbtq+ in church ? I'm kinda scared of that...
I would say that it really depends on the church. Some churches are really good about it but unfortunately, a lot of them are non really accepting of lgbtq+. I would say you have two options when it comes to that: either you put it into your application that you are a member of the community/ that the topic is really important to you or you decide to completely hide it for the entire year (which is of course the worse option). Especially in small towns you will find that there is a lot of homophobia, transphobia etc. You need to expect that there might be some hurtful comments, however, it would also be a great opportunity to change some people's perspective. I hope I was able to help you. Please feel free to ask more questions like that
I wonder if they would host a jew who observes sabbath, on saturday. Or, even if you re just a catholic.
What if you refuse to go?
You get to put all of that information in your application if you choose to. This way, your host family will be aware of your religious practices and they will only choose you if they are okay with it or might even be of the same religion. If you have strict religious practices I would definitely mention it in your application to avoid future conflict. But there is no reasons why you shouldn't find a host family. Many also don't go to church at all. It is always your right to refuse to go. You should do it in a polite way though as not to offend your host family
@@honey27003 Wait, does it mean you mentioned yourself as practicing religious person in the app? And mentioned your denomination as well?
@@tarno_bejo_ In the part where it asked whether I was religious and the denomination I probably put Christian. But I wasn't raised very religously. Most Germans grow up without much religion in their lives. It was interesting though to experience what it is like for people who do grow up more religious
@@honey27003 I guess it means you have no control over who your host was. But rather them chose you, right?
@@tarno_bejo_ Yes, that's how it goes. You give information about yourself in your application and they choose you
So Laura...did you feel that so much "religion" was kind of forced upon you , or were you comfortable with being part of religious activities 3 times a week? If you were ever uncomfortable with that arrangement could that have been a basis to seek another family to spend your exchange with? Were you ever tempted tp move on from this family?? I must say had you been placed in other parts of the US you may have only attended church on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day possibly, and Easter. Some churches will have a short ceremony on Thanksgiving as well.Please let me know!
I guess if your host family made you feel very uncomfortable for religious reasons, you could definitely switch. However, my host family never made me feel uncomfortable about it. They asked me whether I would like to join them and I didn't mind. I actually learned a lot by going to church with them and also made some friends in the process. It was never uncomfortable for me.
@@honey27003 I'm glad to hear that. I guess the important thing is you enjoying your stay in the US overall.
Hi Laura
Hi friend!
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