Hi! Oi!
Not long after I found out that I was going to Brazil I discovered that I wasn't the only person going from my district. Another girl, Melissa, was going to! We didn't know where we were going in Brazil yet so we got in touch through Skype. (I love modern technology!) I was really happy to know that someone else from this area was going and it wasn't going to be just me. Whew! Thank goodness! At least I know that someone is going through this at the same time as me. I was really relieved and so was she. I hope to actually meet her at the Winter Weekend Adventure that I may or may not be going to. I hope I am.
The Winter Weekend Adventure is being hosted by the Glens Falls Rotary Club and will involve going to the Winter Festival in Saranac Lake! It is going to be awesome! The exchange students that are here now will be there, along with the host brothers and sisters and future outbound students (like me)! I will meeting the kids from other countries, which is really cool.
Eu adoro voce!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
How I got to the point I am at now.
I should probably explain how I started the whole exchange process. After my Brazilian Portuguese class got past the whole 'let's ship Kiki to another country for a year' and really started to look into the program we realized that there was no Rotary Club in my town. Even further research told us that the nearest club was in North Creek, in another district. After talking with the Rotary representative at the White Water Derby, the club agreed to 'adopt' me. They would be my sponsor club.
While I was going through the process I got in contact with two students who were doing their exchange year then. Sam and Emily were really encouraging and they told me that no matter how frustrating the process might be, I should stick with it. The application process was a real pain but I took their advice and here I am, going to Brazil!
I really am going to miss stuff from around here but I know that the experience I am going to have will be unparalleled in anything else.
While I was going through the process I got in contact with two students who were doing their exchange year then. Sam and Emily were really encouraging and they told me that no matter how frustrating the process might be, I should stick with it. The application process was a real pain but I took their advice and here I am, going to Brazil!
I really am going to miss stuff from around here but I know that the experience I am going to have will be unparalleled in anything else.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Placement!
Tudo bom!
So, it started as a joke. I was the oldest kid in our Brazilian Portuguese class, the one who would be able to become an exchange student. The joke started as a 'let's ship Kiki off to Brazil for a year, ha ha ha.' But then we started looking into it and the possibility became more real. It was when we first contacted the Rotary Club in North Creek that I realized that I was most likely going to become an exchange student. We finished the application on time (barely) and handed it in. After the club interview and the district interview I was accepted as an exchange student. Then came the waiting, there is no guarantee that you will get your first choice but Brazil was an unusual first choice so I was almost sure I would get in. Key word there is almost. I was told that I would hear from Rotary around the holidays. Christmas came and then New Years, then finally today I got the email! And I was placed in Brazil. I have no idea where in Brazil, I won't hear that until much later but at least I know which country I'm going to.
So, it started as a joke. I was the oldest kid in our Brazilian Portuguese class, the one who would be able to become an exchange student. The joke started as a 'let's ship Kiki off to Brazil for a year, ha ha ha.' But then we started looking into it and the possibility became more real. It was when we first contacted the Rotary Club in North Creek that I realized that I was most likely going to become an exchange student. We finished the application on time (barely) and handed it in. After the club interview and the district interview I was accepted as an exchange student. Then came the waiting, there is no guarantee that you will get your first choice but Brazil was an unusual first choice so I was almost sure I would get in. Key word there is almost. I was told that I would hear from Rotary around the holidays. Christmas came and then New Years, then finally today I got the email! And I was placed in Brazil. I have no idea where in Brazil, I won't hear that until much later but at least I know which country I'm going to.
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