Vanessa Abroad!

From August 2014 to June 2015 I will be living in Hollabrunn, Austria as an exchange student and experiencing life from a whole new persepective. I am beyond thrilled for this adventure! Most of the students I've met who have already completed their years abroad say that this year was the best year of their life.
As an exchange student, I will be living with families who have agreed to care for my basic needs as well as welcome me into their homes as one of their own. If all goes as planned, I will return to the US fluent in German and finished with my high school education.
This experience is not free, however. Although the price we are paying is extremely cheap for living an entire year abroad, it is still expensive. This price is $5,700. This covers the basic travel, insurance, etc. If you add excursions to different countries and any other expenses that don't pertain to getting me there and keeping me alive, that number grows pretty fast. $2,000 would help immensely with this cost! I would appreciate ANY amount of money that you would be willing to donate. Thank you so much for your support!
For anyone who is interested, I will also be maintaining a blog of my exchange year experience. I will post the link to this on my facebook account as soon as I set it up. :)