Riassunto Veloce. #1
By Exchange Adventures 9:23 PM #youabroadBuona sera! Visto che ho deciso solo ora di aprire il blog, o almeno, solo ora mi sono fatta abbastanza coraggio, vorrei iniziare con un r...
Buona sera!
Visto che ho deciso solo ora di aprire il blog, o almeno, solo ora mi sono fatta abbastanza coraggio, vorrei iniziare con un racconto di ciò che mi è successo fino ad ora.Giusto per creare un filo logico con quello di cui parlerò d'ora in poi.
Partiamo da Luglio:
Il primo passo è stato ovviamente scegliere la giusta associazione con cui partire, e dopo lunghe ricerche siamo entrati in contatto con YouAbroad, che mi ha convocato per un colloquio informativo alla sede di Milano. Il colloquio in se è stato tranquillo, mi ha fatto creare un'idea generale e mi sono trovata a dover scegliere il programma che più facesse per me, tra le varie proposte.Diciamo che per la prima volta ho avuto un' assaggio di cosa sarebbe successo, e per la prima volta ho realizzato che stava accadendo davvero.
Settembre:
Dopo essere rientrata dalle vacanze, e avere avuto tempo per riflettere, ho deciso che avrei scelto lo stato, non credo neanche di averci pensato più di tanto, volevo avere almeno una sicurezza, e la mia famiglia si è trovata d'accordo. Ora dirò la cosa più scontata del mondo, ho scelto la California.
Ottobre:
Il passo successivo è stato un colloquio via skype, uno telefonico, con la psicologa, ed infine una pigna di fogli da leggere e firmare.
Novembre:
Finalmente è arrivata la tanto attesa Application form, Sia cartacea, che online, consiste in un'infinità di pagine da compilare con le più svariate informazioni.Per quanto riguarda la parte online, invece, oltre a tutte le domande possibili e immaginabili, bisogna anche creare un profilo che poi verrà mostrato alle famiglie volontarie. Annessa a questo profilo c'è anche la famosa lettera, personalmente ci ho speso tanto tempo; non è cosi semplice racchiudere se stessi e la propria vita in un paio di pagine di word. ( posto la lettera qui sotto per chiunque fosse curioso).
Dicembre:
Finalmente siamo a Dicembre, in questo mese ho solamente fatto un altra intervista al telefono in cui mi chiedevano delle preferenze sulla sistemazione ( double placement, genitori omosessuali o madre single) ho solo dovuto rispondere si o no alle opzioni, ma mi fa piacere che tengano anche in considerazione le nostre preferenze in questo ambito.Per il resto Dicembre non è ancora terminato, ma non penso che avrò altre notizie,
In compenso mi hanno inviato un calendario 2016, con, indovinate un po'? Le date dell'orientation di maggio!
Direi che ho terminato, a presto!
- Ecco la mia lettera alla futura host family, ci ho messo davvero tanto impegno quindi avrei piacere se nessuno la copiasse, visto che è anche abbastanza personale.
Dear Host
family,
I’m Sara,
it’s a pretty short name, I’m sure it won’t be hard to remember!
I can’t believe
that I’m eventually writing this letter, until now I
Didn’t realize
that this was really happening.
First of all, before even start, I would love to
thank you for the opportunity you are giving me, I appreciate this al lot and
I’m sure you’re going to teach me how to be a perfect American girl and also
help me improve my English.
I just
turned sixteen and I’m attending the third year of high school, where I study
history of art and architecture mainly,
I have never
had problems at school, most subjects are easy for me to study, such as
English, I always did really well at it!
Probably
because I read and listen to a lot of music in English;
I love music;
I always have my headphones with me, wherever I go. My favourite singer is Ed
Sheeran, he plays the guitar fantastically, I play the guitar too, but not as
good as him unfortunately. I also can play the flute very well!
Now I’ll tell you something about my family.
My mum is
called Francesca and she’s 45, she has a shop with my grandmother that takes
her a lot of time, but I still get to see her often and She always finds the
time for my brothers and me when we need her.
I would say
that I get on quite well with my mum, obviously we fight every now and than,
but she has always tried to support me in anything I ever wanted to do, as
she’s doing now with this experience.
My dad’s
name is Dario, he is 44 and he is a mechanic, probably my dad’s job keeps him
even busier than my mum’s, he leaves very early in the mornings and he comes
home in the evenings, I usually spend time with him at the weekends; I consider
myself lucky to have him because he is one of those person who has always something
to teach you. He is really wise, he does not speak a lot, he’s not really
outgoing, I’m quite similar to him in this sense, but when he speaks he always
says the right words, he always makes me lough too!
So what
about my brothers?
Well, they are
called Paolo and Pietro:
Paolo is
the bigger one, he is seventeen and he studies graphics. He is at the fourth
year, we get along well, but we also are very different, sometimes I feel like
I’m the oldest! Apart from that, I know he will always protect me.
Pietro is
the little one, he is six, and he’s attending the first year of elementary
school, I think the difference between our ages doesn’t let us relate much, but
I also can’t imagine my life without him.
We all live
in a little city in the north of Italy, about an hour away from Milan,
I can’t
complain about this place, I have everything I need…we are surrounded by the
mountains which is really useful if you like to ski, as I do! Ski is just one
of the sports I love doing, I’ve tried hundreds, I also love horse riding and
every water related sport, in fact here we also have the lake where my family
and I usually go out boating in summer.
I really
hope that I’ll be able to do some sports next year, I’m looking forward to
trying some American ones, maybe that I have never tried before!
One thing I
surely love about my city is that everything is near and I can reach most
places with my Vespa, which I think I’m going to really miss next year!
I’ve been
driving it for three years.
I drive to
a lot of different places, such as my friend’s houses;
I wouldn’t
say that I have lots of friends, but they’re the right ones.
I spend
more time with five girls I met last year when I went to New York, since than they’ve
never left me, I can really trust them and they will never leave me alone,
that’s why I know that they will still be here when I’ll come back!
Then
there’s another girl, Paola, who has been by my side for the last five years,
she is amazing and we love eating sushi together!
I certainly
will miss them, but I have wanted to face this experience since I can remember.
I have
always loved to travel, I love learning about other cultures, and I think that
when you travel a small part of every place you visit stays in you forever,
For me is
also very important to take pictures, because with them you can capture moments
that will never come back.
I’m very lucky because I had the occasion to
travel a lot, with and without my family, even if I’m only sixteen.
I’m
definitely aware of the fact that next year won’t be a simple holiday, and I
couldn’t be more excited about that.
There’s a
sentence I always remind myself, that says:
“The only impossible journey is the one you
never begin”.
I really
believe in these words, I don’t want to spend the rest of my life thinking: “
what would have happened if…?”, because I would rather live with regret than remorse.
In fact I’m very confident and determinate
about this experience,
I know that this is what I want.
Another aspect about my character: I rarely
change my mind, and I also always speak my mind, but, On the other hand, I’m reserved
and shy when I first meet people,
I’m trying
to improve myself on this side.
I think
that after this exchange year I will be a new Sara, who have learned to be independent
and to know who she is; all of this is probably priceless, that’s why I’m so
grateful to every person is making this happen.
I hope that
though this experience I will make memories that won’t ever leave me,
I hope to meet wonderful people from a different
culture, who will be able to accept me in their lives as one of them,
I hope to
earn not only friends, but also a family,
And Lastly,
I can
promise that I will do everything I can to be the best daughter you could’ve
ever asked for.
I can’t
wait to meet you,
Sara.
