I'm Not Alone

The whole time I have been here I have been alone... no not meaning I have no friends, or family ect... or people who care, I mean alone as in the only exchange student in my school. Alot of people dont realize how out of place they would feel if they were the only one of something in their enviroment. Although I have people do talk to in school, I still felt alone... because they would never understand on the same level what I am going through. Even past exchange students cant help you because this is a differnt culture to you, and the culture they went to was also differnt. Sure they can share some of the same difficulties but they are all at differnt levels.

But I am not alone anymore :D

I went to school on Monday and expecting a normal day, go to class do homework in the class, go to pauses talk, go to the caffeteria back to class, back to pause, than home. Monday was differnt though.. some of my friends were asking each other questions such as who is he? where is he from? where is he now? I of coursed ask who... they told me there was a new exchange student. I was so happy I quickly set out to search for this person. I kept on thinking maybe hes only here for a week, but still I persisted on finding him. I had no luck finding him on Monday, and I tried again on Tuesday... with still no luck. Than someone told me hey there are two exchange students, at first I thought that they were talking about me but than my friend said that another exchange student is here.... I thought to myself MAN I HAVE TO FIND THEM.. Finaly on wendesday i got my break, I noticed a guy whom i never seen before standing with some people from the 11th class, they go into the cafeteria and I follow...( yeah I guess I was kind of being a stalker), I saw him in the line and tapped him on the shoulder and asked if he was an exchange student. I was half embarrased for asking a random person because if he wasnt an exchange student he might be offended but luckly i tapped the right person. I almost jumped I was so happy, than he points to another guy next to him and says hes an exchange student too. Than I noticed something Oh their talking in english, I almost jumped again.

I get to speak alot of english with Margy and Clint but other than that I really cant have a full conversation with anyone else. The first guy began to tell me who he was and where he was from. His name is Jordan and He comes from New Zeland, and the other guy said in a spanish accent that his name is Filipe and hes from Columbia. This was their first week here so I knew they really didnt know what to expect so I tried filling them in on as much as I could in 5 minutes. I may have been a little to forward but now thinking back on it I would of loved someone coming up to me the first week and talking to me about some of the things that are going on and just get a better feel of being an exchange student.

Its so nice to finally have another exchange student in my school so that when I really just want to have a nice long convorsation I can go and talk to them, its a little hard talking to Filipe because he speaks spanish ( which I am now regretting that I never rememberd) but he speaks pretty good english I just feel bad because I know I like it when I get to speak english because sometimes I just get so sick of speaking in german somedays because it takes alot of effort sometimes but at least people here can speak some english but not alot can speak any spanish. Jordan speaks really proper english so I can have a conversation with him. I know that it may seem like its not a big thing for alot of people having another exchange student with them but sometimes it a little refreshing knowing that there are other people in your school knowing exactly how it is an feels. I am pretty happy that I am not alone in school anymore ( exchange student wise) and I really hope that I can give them a good start in their exchange.