Aug 20, 2016
My very first baseball game!!! (On the picture: me, my local coordinator, exchange student from Senegal, Sean) EleneOk, WA
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My very first baseball game!!! (On the picture: me, my local coordinator, exchange student from Senegal, Sean) EleneOk, WA
Met my amazing host family in Seattle, WA! Well, my first impression in the US is that everything, EVERYTHING is way bigger. Second, people notice little details, in a good way. I'm like an alien here but this is so temporary! I feel like a new person ALREADY. Looking forward to more and more. EleneOk, WA.
Third group. Left: August 10.
EleneOk, WA.
Getting Started
It all started in October 2015. 80 high school students from the republic of Georgia went to FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) round one. There were more than 4000 other contestants, all ready to win, and therefore spend 1 exchange year in the United States of America.
Students passed 3 rounds, had an interview, filled big applications to be sent to the US and started waiting for the results. Some were confident, knew for sure that they would win, some didn’t put their hopes up... Everyone wanted to become a finalist, and study in the US for 1 exchange year (2016-17).
March 22, 2016.
80 phones rang. 80 hearts were filled with joy. 80 lives changed. 80 families started getting ready to say goodbye.
And now, here we are. August 2016- part of us 80 is already in the US, with their wonderful host families. Others are waiting for their departure.
WE have known each other for nearly 5 months now. We have had some wonderful days together, including PDO (Pre-Departure Orientation). We’ve also had tough times (80 COMPLETELY different people can’t always get along). It’s all part of being a family, the FLEX family.
We’ve started this account to share our (fl)experience from the beginning to the very end of our exchange years.
Each of the finalists will have their very own Nickname, which you will see with the initial of the state they’re in.
Warm regards,
EleneOk, WA.