Free State students come from different places. Some from different towns, states, and even countries. This year, Students from all over the world have come to live in the U.S. as part of exchange programs and are attending Free State for a short period of time.

These students go through the daily routines of an American high school student. In some ways school here in Lawrence could be totally different from school in other countries

“(The classes here are) strict, definitely a lot more stricter, there’s a lot more rules ,” Kevin Munge, an exchange student from Sweden, said.

Although the educational side of the world may be different, they still enjoy the same things as American students do like social media.

”There’s nothing different (social media) is the same.” Simon Larspers, who is also from Sweden, said.

Most students in the U.S. have extra curricular activities such as sports and clubs to spend their time. That proves to be the same in other countries.

“We do go to soccer games and to the disco,” said Elena Berti as she describes what she typically does after school in her home country of Italy.

Before they pack up and leave America there are some things that the students would like to accomplish for this year.

“(I would like to) make new friends and experience a new culture,” Berti said.

Simon Larspers hopes to do it all.

”I just want to do all the typical American High School things like go to football games,” Larspers said.“I want to do everything.”