Your YFU stay in Germany
YFU movie
Watch our movie about a highschool year in Germany and read more below!
Which types of programs does YFU Germany offer for international students?
Depending on your home country, different programs are offered. They range from summer programs to semester and year programs.
Host families
YFU carefully chooses a host family for you. Host families vary in many ways: Some have young children, some teenage or grown up children. You could also live in a single parent household or with a couple without children.
Despite these differences, all host families have one thing in common: They welcome you as an additional family member. YFU host families do not receive any payment. Their main motivation is to show you their way of life, to get to know you and to learn some things about your culture.
One aspect of German family life is very tasty: It is a tradition to invite members of the family or friends over for coffee in the afternoon. People get together to chat and to enjoy a peace of cake. Would you like to try that? Check out this recipe…
School life
During your exchange program, you will go to school like any other German teenager. Depending on your school, you will have classes starting in the morning until lunch time or until the afternoon as well. Some schools offer additional sports or other leisure activities.
You will notice that school is the ideal place to make friends and to develop your language skills.
For more details about the German school system take a look at Wikipedia.
Leisure time
Most German youngsters spend their leisure time practicing sports in a club or playing an instrument. Of course, German teenagers like to meet with friends, go to the movies, to a café or to discos. You can be part of it!
You and YFU
To help you understand the differences between your home country and Germany, YFU offers seminars that are all lead by motivated young volunteers. Apart from learning, you will have a lot of fun with students from all over the world. The first course prepares you 
for your stay before you travel to your host family. Depending on your level of German, you will participate in a language course.
After half a year, you will meet with other exchange students during a one-week seminar in an exciting German city such as Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, or Munich. You will have the chance to share your experiences. Of course, you will also have the chance to explore the city!
Cultural Excursions: YFU offers you even more opportunities to get to know Germany. Together with your new international friends you can explore cities like Dresden, Hamburg, Heidelberg and Munich.
YFU will stay in touch with you throughout your stay: Your host family and you will be assigned a counselor. This is a trained volunteer who can meet with you regularly and support you.
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