- This was my initial ticket to The United States
- I spent 1 month of orientation about culture, social life in a summer camp at Los Angeles
- Studied as Senior student in MVU High School in Swanton, Vermont
- First winter was tough, from tropical island to a city close to the Canadian border; at that time, the snow piled up to the roof in the backyard
- Made my first snow angel and threw my first snow ball
- Host parents helped me creating my first snowman
- English language was the biggest challenge because I was not fluent and it affected my social communication
- Host parents helped me with that and I am grateful to have them in my life