Show My JEANY ALEXANDER As I sit here thinking of what 1 can say about my I can honestly say that all my thoughts and memories of my trip to Paraguay are now and will always be good I was chosen from Bountiful High to be a representative from I CAN'T tell you how pleased and excited I was to find out that me had been chosen to go I was sent to South America in a country called When I received my notice letting me know where I was to go I had no idea where Paraguay even So 1 got out my encyclopedia and went the city library and studied and read-everything I could about my The language they spoke was one I was already familiar FINALLY the day came for my departure from my real family to a family I only from I was a bit but mostly excited and anxious to meet all the new people that I was in store I was in New York for a few days before leaving for South I had a good orientation with a real qualified young lady She was interested in us and where we were going that she really helped all of us know what to expect in these new countries we were about to AFTER flying to I arrived in Paraguay and was met by Jose Luis who introduced me to a family I would be staying with for a few days before going to my little town where my family It was really great being with all the students for another orientation there in Asuncion the There were twenty-nine of us all together who would be living I found there were two other boys and one other girl going to my town which was I COULD tell after three days of being in Asuncion that my Spanish was improving because I was beginning to think and not only speak I left the following Sunday to go to my Paraguay My family was a large one just as my one here in I had four sisters and three None of them spoke English except for my mother who spoke very BEING my first day and all I felt out of place at the beginning and was afraid to speak in MY but we were given a very warm wel- come and this male me feel more at I really liked My family was my home was and my host sister ws very patient with I was introduced to all of people of whom I could not remember their names because they were foreign ones of I was not familiar as time went on I got to enow each individual better and could finally tell them a few I knew what foods I liked and I wanted to taste everything but afterwards if I did not like it I knew better not to take My favorite food here was their meat and then I gained about pounds while I was there bit I lost as soon as I returned bick It was so I had nH what I many new so much about and how they and I things at home j taking IN CLOSING I thank all those and parents who for me to have experience I did JH know without help I couldn't is a great pro I hope to always realize what It did I'll always be I would also like toil all those kids in jS really look into theY- because I'm sure th enjoy it as I jr |