The Art of Making International Friends

Students travel all the time either to school or back home but what they are most thrilled about is travelling overseas. As a student the reasons for this type of travel are as much educational as they are recreational. In most cases the travel is for a short time period.

Exchange programs are a part of many schools curriculum and every year under this program a few students get to sit and learn with students from another school in the world. At first it can be scary because one is new and people are not comfortable relating with them. As time goes by however, you will realize that you have made new friends and are actually enjoying every minute of your stay. To hasten the interaction process a new student is encouraged to maintain a positive attitude and be kind to other students so that they do not have reason not to associate with you. It is important to follow the rules of the new school strictly so that the teachers will not be forced to either send you back prematurely or punish you.

When you get into an exchange forum in Kenya, you are likely to be paired up with schools from any part of the world. You will have many new encounters which you might want to remember and bringing a camera with you might be a good idea. Some people even prefer carrying a small video camera which they can use to record farewell messages of the friends they made. This is how international friendships begin and grow into lifelong associations.