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    Guten Tag from Germany

    Hello everybody
    My name is Michelle, I'm 17 years old and I'm from Germany. I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself. I've been a member of this amazing website for a while but I never found the time to read through this lovely forum.
    Well...what is the reason why I am here? The simple reason is my boyfriend, who lives 5,000 miles away from me in Seattle, Wa, USA. And me? I'm living near Dortmund, Germany. Great, huh?
    We meet during my exchange year and we are a happy couple for a year now.
    Mh what could I say about myself, that might be interesting to any of you guys? Well, I'm truly and deeply in love with the USA and I'm plannign to move there as soon as possible (mainly because of my boyfriend now haha). But this won't happen until after college, and I'll be donewith college in like...2017 -.-
    Currently, I'm a student in 12th grade, only 1 1/2 more years to go (in Germany there are 13 years of school) and then I'll finally be off to college.
    I'm planning to major in Theatre- and Mediastudies, because I want to become a journalist.
    My hobbies are reading, writing, my pets (I have a cute dog and two adorable gerbils) and ...oh wow I don't have any other hobbies
    I have never been the social butterfly and I enjoy being alone. But sometimes I have the big urge to go out clubbing with my friends. German friends, to be specific.
    Because my real and true friends are american.
    My heart is in the US and it will always be there....
    Oh and I love traveling (I have been to 11 countries so far )
    Well, I guess that was everythign interesting about me...any questions? Go for it...
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    Welcome to LFAD Michelle! Glad to have you here. I read your story on your other forum..thanks for sharing! Good story (minus the part about his crazy ex-girlfriend).
    I lived in Seattle for 4 years for University!

    ps...just curious, why can't you go to university in the US? (if you don't mind sharing..)

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      #3
      Originally posted by mllebamako View Post

      ps...just curious, why can't you go to university in the US? (if you don't mind sharing..)
      Of course I don't mind sharing
      In Germany university is for free, and I can't afford an american college for thousands of dollars a semester Therefore, I need to stay here for university....

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        #4
        Very good point...although if you could afford it, maybe a year or at least a semester close to your SO would be lovely

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          #5
          Originally posted by mllebamako View Post
          Very good point...although if you could afford it, maybe a year or at least a semester close to your SO would be lovely
          I'm thinking about doing this...I hope I can really do it, it would be wonderful to spend another year with him
          The tweo week visits are always too short

          I will do my Masters degree in the U.S. this, someday But I will finish my B.A. in Germany

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            #6
            Welcome on here fellow Germanian haha
            I just read your story and I love how you made the plans already haha

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              #7
              Hi welcome.
              Many universities seem to offer that you can study overseas for a semester... (at least universities in Denmark.) As long as the university is high ranked among worldwide universities. And among those there's a lot of American ones.
              Which I'm looking forward to in 2012... where I can study in Japan.

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                #8
                I hope my universitiy offers it too. I know for sure that there is the possibilty to do an internship for 4 weeks abroad, but I don't know if it'd be possible to go all the way to Seattle

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SeattleLove View Post
                  I hope my universitiy offers it too. I know for sure that there is the possibilty to do an internship for 4 weeks abroad, but I don't know if it'd be possible to go all the way to Seattle
                  Why not?! Seattle is a city with loads of companies and internship opportunities. I don't know what your field is but there's...Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Starbucks...just to name a few!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by mllebamako View Post
                    Why not?! Seattle is a city with loads of companies and internship opportunities. I don't know what your field is but there's...Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Starbucks...just to name a few!
                    Haha Starbucks would be funny, since my SO is working there too...No doubt that there are many great companies to internship at but I actually meant that I'm not sure if my university lets us do internships outside Europe...If there is the possibilty to go to the U.S. I would try everything to get something in Seattle...Let's hope so

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by SeattleLove View Post
                      I hope my universitiy offers it too. I know for sure that there is the possibilty to do an internship for 4 weeks abroad, but I don't know if it'd be possible to go all the way to Seattle
                      As far as I know you can study anywhere you want in the States as far as you can afford it (which is a hell lot of money) and they take you.
                      You have to apply like everyone else and your university doesnt even have to be in any kind of partnership with the other university but then you have to organize it all yourself. ^^

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                        Originally posted by noodle View Post
                        As far as I know you can study anywhere you want in the States as far as you can afford it (which is a hell lot of money) and they take you.
                        You have to apply like everyone else and your university doesnt even have to be in any kind of partnership with the other university but then you have to organize it all yourself. ^^
                        And then I have to pay it all as well. But if it's a partnership between those two univeristies it'd be a lot cheaper...and that's the thing: I can't even afford one semester of college in the U.S...that's why I am hoping for the internship or a partner college and the opportuity for a semester abroad....

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                          #13
                          awwww hallo michelle!!, wie geht's?? i love german!, i'm learning actually! :P the reason: my boyfriend he's from switzerland haha, and i'm also 5000 miles away from him!, i'm from Mexico :/. willkommen to the forums!! everybody in here is so friendly so i know u're gonna love it!!

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by SeattleLove View Post
                            And then I have to pay it all as well. But if it's a partnership between those two univeristies it'd be a lot cheaper...and that's the thing: I can't even afford one semester of college in the U.S...that's why I am hoping for the internship or a partner college and the opportuity for a semester abroad....
                            yup or try to get scholarships and "Auslands- bafög"

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                              #15
                              hi michelle! welcome to this great forum... I just read you live close to Dortmund, so youre probably living very close to me since I also live around Dortmund :P
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