I’ve thinking about an exchange for a year. Actually my father said to me be an exchange student, because he wants me to grow up as a person, to be more mature and get a better view of how life really works. And now I see… that was the best choice. I did all the documents and stuffs by myself. My parents found ICES.

The soccer team and school are my favorite experiences. I like the classes and the people. I can choose what I want to do in the school, so I just have classes that I like. And I already have some friends. My first soccer match was amazing, I scored 2 goals and I also did newspaper because of that match.

The Meehans are like a family for me, I feel like I’m living here for a while, I really feel like I am a Meehan. I don’t know what they did, but it worked.

João
exchange student from Brazil
living with the Meehan family in Spirit Lake, Idaho

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