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May 27th will start at 3:15am. By 4, Dad and I should be
driving towards Boston. I board my first flight at 6:45am. In Dulles, Virginia
at 11:10am, I’ll board the plane that will take me out of the US ... to
Argentina.
Myself and 4 other high school juniors are part of a student
exchange program. Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) in New Market, Virginia had hosted 8 students
from Instituto Superior Adventista de
Misiones, Argentina (ISAM) over the past few years. Now it’s time for ISAM to
return the favor.
In January, we got a call from good friends of ours, the Riveras, who work and live at SVA. Mr.
Rivera, the school’s director of English Language Learners, had been asked to
accompany the exchanges students. “Would any of the Motts be interesting in
joining the group?” Uh, YEAH! After thinking, praying and planning, it was
decided that I would take advantage of this incredible opportunity to learn and
experience the South American language and culture.
So here I am. 19 days away from leaving... and I’m crazy
busy. (No surprise there!) I have to finish two college classes (Intermediate
Algebra and Introductory Sociology), complete any co-op work needing to be
done, and practice for and schedule my driving test for when I return.
Delightful.
My summer doesn’t stop there. After I return from Argentina
on July 1st (Tuesday), I’ll have a day with my family, take my driving test
(Thursday), then head up to Maine on Friday to work at Camp Lawroweld for the
rest of the summer.
From what I hear this really does sound like an incredible opportunity! Thought I heard at one point your sister would be joining you?!... What will your duties encumpass at Camp?
ReplyDeleteI know!! I can't wait! :) Hannah was gonna go, as well, but she decided that it would be too long for a first real trip away from home. As far as camp goes, I'm not sure exactly where I'll be working. PHarry told Mom at Camporee that he'd fit me in somewhere. (Not attending orientation is preventing me from normally getting a job.) Hopefully I can still work maintenance. :)
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