Scotland

Length of exchange:

4 to 6 weeks. Start: mid-June

Info-meeting:

in Edinburgh, at the beginning of the IFYE-exchange

Host families

Farming and non-farming families, mostly Young Farmers families

Changing host families:

every week or more frequently

Information/ Organisation

Not much information available before the exchange, will be distributed at the info-meeting in Edinburgh. Even though things might not be communicated in advance, host family changes and all will work out fine.

Work

helping out around the house and the farm

Excursions

many short trips with the local Young Farmers Clubs, not so many excursions with the hostfamilies

Young Farmers

much contact, many meetings and parties

Food

A lot of sauce, very few spices

Communication

English

Other

Visit of the Royal Highland Games for 4 days, driving on the left-hand side, very good knowledge of English is reccomended