Today, it has been 5 months I’ve been in the United States Of America, Minnesota, with my host family! I’m half way through my exchange year and I can’t believe it. Those months passed by so fast, but for sure have been the best 5 months of my life. Yes, my English improved, but it’s … Continue reading
Luca from Italy experienced his first American Thanksgiving surrounded by his loving host parents, Jim and JB, and their family in West Virginia. Luca joined hundreds of Aspect exchange students and host families throughout the country, celebrating an American tradition and making memories together around the family table. Continue reading
Thank you for making my dream come true. Since I was little, my dad and my mum told me that when I was 16 I would go to America one year to study there. I always wanted to come and finally here I am. I am here with a perfect host family. Since the first … Continue reading
Here are some pictures of me and my host family in Chicago, me on homecoming court ( I got homecoming queen! 🙂 ) and me with some cheerleaders. I’m doing cheerleading and we have a lot of fun during football games! I still don’t understand why we don’t have football in Italy, it’s so much … Continue reading
Hi! This is my new big family, and this picture was taken the first day I got to the US (as you can guess by the big “Welcome Teresa”). Now I’ve been here for about a month and everything is great! All my brothers and sisters have been so nice and funny so that I … Continue reading
I lived six months here in Wisconsin and trust me, six months just of thanking are not enough to pay back for what I got. I got a new family, and with that I discovered a different concept of family itself, totally different from my natural family but equally important. I got a new school and … Continue reading
With this letter I just want to say THANK YOU to everybody. Thank you to my host family that made my dream came true. They helped me with the language, with the school, with my life. Thank you to Blum High School to be so welcoming and kind with me. Teachers, classmates, principal, coaches. Thank … Continue reading
Finnigan is a model guard dog. No new visitor or unfamiliar mailman is safe from this little Bichon’s earnest yelps and barks of warning. But when Ginevra stepped off the plane from Italy and into the Thoma’s home for the first time, there wasn’t a single yip. “I don’t think he’s barked at her once!” … Continue reading