My opinion about Student Exchange

I always have tought that student exchange is mostly an amazing experience. Being an exchange student grows one's social independensy because most of the exchange students are young people, just over 20 years old. Surviving and living abroads is something much more exciting and challenging comparing to new town in one's home country. While student exchange the exchange students can be part of a different culture. Many of the students do activities which they don't do in ther home country. Also, exchange students can make new friendships from all over the world while their staying time abroads. In the best case scenario those friendships can be end up lifelong. All these things are absolutely advantages of student exchange.

Of course there are also some disadvantages. Homesickness is the first thing that comes to my mind. And if the exchange student doesn't plan his course schedule well enough, his graduation may delay. As always in the life, also while exhange time may occur some experiences that are not so good memories. Usually there are more good than bad experiences and memories.  

Every student is individual and after all the exchange student life is not for everyone. However it is hard to know without trying. A good thing is that it is always easy to fly back home but taking the steps to go to abroads and try student life in a different place is not that easy and many of people needs courage for that. 