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New member of our family.
« on: October 17, 2009, 07:31:39 PM »

Today we added a new member to our family. Her name is Diiana and she is from Guatemala. She will be living with us, and attending school with Heather, until mid-December. She is from Guatemala City which had about 2.5 million people. That is drastically different from Lafayette, Louisiana which has a population of about 110,000 people. She is here to learn about our culture, and to share in an environment that is different from her own.

She has only been with us for about 4 hours and I can tell you that she likes Canadian bacon pizza with pineapples, she seems to be very low maintenance, and is very quiet. I know that we are going to enjoy sharing our lives with her, I just hope she enjoys being with us.

Keep Diiana in your prayers. I can't imagine what it must be like to be 15-years-old and be away from home for 8 weeks in a foreign country. We want this to be a wonderful experience for her, and for Heather, so we need your prayers to help her enjoy herself, and not miss her family and friends to much while she is here.
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Re: New member of our family.
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2009, 01:51:53 PM »

I love her taste in pizza. :)  I'm sure she will have a very memorable  time wIth your family.  I get the feeling your house is filled with lots of love.  Let us know how it goes. 
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Re: New member of our family.
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2009, 02:34:32 PM »

What a great opportunity for all of you!!  Keep us posted as to how things unfold!
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Re: New member of our family.
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2009, 03:14:17 PM »

As we learn about her we kow that this is the first time she has ever been to the United States, and we think that we understand that this is the first time for her outside of Guatemala. We are looking at hotel rates in Orlando. She loves Disney, so I have a feeling that a trip to DisneyWorld may be in our plans for Thanksgiving! We have also invited Heather's best freind. I think that a  trip to Disney with two American Teenage friends would be one of the most "All-American" experiences we could give her while she is here!
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« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2009, 03:20:42 PM »

Pictures please!
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« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2009, 07:15:39 PM »

Pictures please!

School policy is that we are not supposed to put pictures up in a manner in which any student can be identified with the school. In the case of the exchange students, we are not doing it, even with them out of uniform, and out of the school setting.
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2009, 09:24:19 PM »

So far so good. She is great. I have a feeling it will be hard to let her go in December. She has become part of our family.
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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2009, 08:50:35 AM »

How's she doing in school?  Adjusting to teen life in the US?
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Re: New member of our family.
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 04:42:55 PM »

I think the biggest thing for her is not being in a large city. She is doing very well at school. She takes French with Heather and has decided that she wants to take French next year. She has also already said that she wants to come back next year!
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Re: New member of our family.
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2009, 06:19:10 PM »

When you come to NYC next year -- bring pictures!  If you can.
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