“I come from a group of 73 students in Spain that are all foreign exchange students.” Rodriguez said

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"I come from a group of 73 students in Spain that are all foreign exchange students." Rodriguez said. "We are staying in different parts of the United States. In Texas, there are about five students.
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"I came here alone with no family or friends, since they are all in Spain," Rodriguez said. "You become independent and you grow up fast since you are in a new place. The host families are very welcoming and have made it easier. Everyone in Coppell has been very friendly to me too."
Coppell residents Kelly and Thom Hulme, who is also a Coppell ISD trustee, are serving as Rodriguez's host family.  The Hulmes have served as a host family for the past. Last year, the family hosted Uxia Fernandez Bustillo, who is also originally from Spain.
"After being a foreign exchange student in college, I knew that I would want to host other students since I had a good experience," Kelly said. "Though this, I think that we have become a better family, and it has helped us become more patient seabrook islandvacation rentals by owners with each other. We help the girls in any way that we can and show them our culture. We have taken Mercedes to a theater in Dallas and spent some time in Austin and San Antonio."
"I met Mercedes this summer before she came to America, so I knew a little bit about her before she officially came to America," Marin Hulme said. "I helped her get to know the school and Coppell. I also help her with her language if she wants me to correct homework, or if she mispronounces seabrook islandvacation rentals by owners something. It is also fun for me because it is basically like having a sister."
"We first had to go to an agency and talk to them about why we wanted to come (to America)," Salviato said. "We had to take a lot of tests to test our English language. I have been to the United States before, but this is my first time for the foreign exchange program."
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"I have liked my classes, but the first day was hard since the school was so big and crowded," Salviato said. "I have gotten to take some fun classes too like photography and dance. My host family helps me whenever I have a question."
Bob and Marilyn Barnett, Salviato's host family, have been long time residents of Coppell, whose children seabrook islandvacation rentals by owners were in the school system during the late 1990s. Though the two have hosted a foreign exchange student in the past, they say that Salviato has adjusted to life in America better than expected, and her positive attitude seabrook islandvacation rentals by owners is making the process easy.
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"We felt that if a student has the courage to come to a completely different country to learn our language among other things, we would enjoy being a part of the experience," Marilyn said. "It would give us a chance to help them through a difficult and scary experience."