Best Foreign Exchange Countries? (pros, students, international, semester)

[Mister Miaugie]

I'm invited to participate in a the People to People International Exchange program. I'm black, 17, and I'de like to go to a country where a lot of the people speak their native language as well as fluent english.
I'de also want to go to a place where people are friendly to foreigners also.

Here is a list of the countries. What are pros and cons of each country?
England, France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, and Switzerland.

Can you guys help me out?

[AnotherTouchOfWhimsy]

I'd go to any except for France. That said, I speak a little bit of German, so I could probably get by okay in a German-speaking country. Switzerland is gorgeous, as is Germany and the Netherlands.

People to People is probably the most expensive program available... how long do you want to go for? Rotary is one of the least expensive (plus you do'nt need to know the language), but there are a lot in the middle range, particualrly if you want to go for a semester or a year. We host students from other countries (so far France, Germany and Spain) for entire academic years. That's the best way to immerse yourself and learn the language; do a year-long exchange, not a tour (which is what P2P offers). Good luck!

[toobusytoday]

Isn't this just a couple of weeks? If you are taking a FL now, just go to that country. There's no way you are going to become fluent in just a couple of weeks anyway, so you might as well go where you can start off with a bit of comprehension.