After living in Spain for almost a year, I realized how amazing home is. Westfield could not be a better place for a foreign exchange-student to indulge on and learn the beauty of American Culture. God Bless the United States of America. As most of you may know, I recently just got back from a year abroad in Spain. For 10 months, I stayed with a new family and went to a public school only speaking Spanish. AFS was the perfect program for me and helped even when times were tough. I shared amazing memories with people I wouldnt have ever met and who changed my life . As of now, There are 5 students originally destined for New Jersey from my foreign-exchange program, AFS, that still do not have families. Consequently these kids will not be able fly into JFK international airport on August 14th unless someone can host them. - If these remaining incoming students dont have a family soon in Westfield they could end up in North Dakota or even worse, Scotch Plains. These kids just want to have an opportunity as I did. When I applied to AFS, I was lucky enough to be selected by a family early before I even had to worry about stuff like this, and from the help of almost all volunteers, I had a truly fulfilling year. If you know anybody willing to volunteer their family for an exchange student for 3-10 months, please reach out to me... These kids need the help. Although Im sure these short bios do not do these kids complete justice, here they are as small descriptions: Linda from Italy loves singing, reading, acting and writing. She loves all kinds of art, attends music and drama club. She dreams of becoming a screenwriter. Lindas friends describe her as cheerful, energetic and optimistic. She has a great relationship with her family and at school she is very close to her classmates. Linda is mature and independent and is very excited to go abroad, live in a new culture, have new experiences and improve her English. Tobias from Germany is friendly and athletic, his friends and family describe him honest, reliable and balanced. Tobias loves to play sports, he has played soccer most of his life and also enjoys basketball, surfing and judo. He also likes to read, draw and hang out with friends and family. He dreams of studying engineering or architecture at university and is fascinated by other cultures and the chance to experience life in another country. Gura from Norway is active, positive and curious, she cant wait to meet her new host family and learn all about their interests, personalities and community. She is busy girl she works hard at school to get good grades and works 2 part time jobs while still finding time to play the piano and hang our with friends and family. She is very open minded and looks forward to trying many new things during her year abroad like a new sport or club. Wassim is from Tunisia, he is an outgoing and sociable young man with outstanding English language skills. His passion is computer programming and cryptography. He is very active; playing tennis, soccer and volleyball in his spare time. In addition Wassim plays piano and loves to read. Spending time with family is important, whether watching a movie or discussing current events over dinner. Wassim is a YES program scholar. Beyza from Turkey is funny, optimistic and energetic. She has recently discovered a love for the marital art Aikido. She also enjoys reading books, comics, watching movies, playing badminton and bowling. She loves to cook and share her creations with friends and family. If you know anyone interested please contact me.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:13:30 +0000
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