Describe a moment in your life when you took on a great challenge. What was the outcome?

Since I was litlle I wanted to go to study abroad, to gain experience and improve my english.

My dad did not want to because he wanted me next to him like always.

At the end, my mum and I convinced him.

I applied for 3 different boarding schools in the east coast of United states.

After doing several interviews I finally chose Kents Hill school, because the campus was amazing (it has a ski hill) and because the teacher who interviewed me gave me a good image of the school.

Bearce, the principal building, where I had my history classes

Reed, one of the dorms where I slept

Ski lodge, where I had my ski practices

KH

1ST DAY

What most scarred me was who was going to be my roomate for the whole year. It ended up that she was a Canadian girl one year older than me ( 16 years old). She was kind, friendlly and we became best friends from the first day.

1ST DAY OF CLASSES• They gave me my schedule• I met my teachers and

class mates• I went to my first moarning

meeting• I bough all my school stuff

in the bookstore…

The worst thing would be at lunch time. Most o them knew each other but I didnt, so I was scarred because I didn´t want to eat alone. I wanted to make friends. Everyone was so nice! In a couple of days I had my group of friends and everyone knew me with the nickname of the spanish girl.

IN KENTS HILL SCHOOL I…• Learned english and french. In fact, I

went with my french class to Quebec to practice my french

• Did horse back riding, ski and lacross.• Went to prom (not common in Spain)• Visited Boston several times, New York and Chicago

During my stay in KH I made friends from all around the world:Canada, Germany, England, Korea, Mexico, Panama, USA, South Africa…

When graduation day came, I could not imagine what I would do without all these people with whom I had been for the whole year.

OUTCOME

I have travelled to different countries to visit the friends I made there. I have deen to Mexico City (Mexico), Montreal(Canada), Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt (Germany), Vienna (Austria)

I have perfectionated my English as mostly noeone there spoke spanish

Having german friends have made me want to study German

I have learned how to face all kind of problems my self

I have become less shy

I have tried knew sports such as lacross or hockey

I have learned about other cultures