Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Hello my friends and welcome to another addition of Minako's Strange Life! *"Applaud" sign lights up* Unfortunately, there won't be any guests on today's show because I have just made up this idea 3 seconds ago. Crowd: Awww... ^^; Well, maybe next time we can have a guest, ok? Crowd: *Applause with cheers and whistles* Alright, now for today's show, We'll be looking into the life of a foreign exchange student. What do you think of when you think of a foreign exchange student? A funny-looking kid who wears weird clothes and doesn't use deoderant? OR a very handsome/pretty guy/gal who everyone of the opposite sex is gaga for and has a sexy accent? Well, folks, you're wrong. A foreign exchange student is someone who is EXTREMELY brave. Why are they brave, you ask? Imagine your childhood/adoloscence. All the fun (and maybe not so fun) times you had with your family and friends. Take a year of that fun-ness (or not so fun) and shove it into a strange country where you don't speak the language (at least not well) with a strange family, a strange school, and yes, even strange friends. How would you feel? Excited? Lonely? Scared? The way one's foreign exchange year goes can depend on SOO many factors: The family you're living with (a MAJOR factor) Your own mental/inner stability Your friends (or lack there of) The family you are staying with can either make or break your foreign exchange year. They're the ones you see when you get home, They're the ones who are supposed to give you the care and support you need. What if they're not what you expected? Do you know what it's like to feel alone in a strange country, with no one to turn to? It's the scariest thing in the world, my friends. In order to be a successful foreign exchange student, you have to be bloody mad. No one in their right mind would leave everything they know and love for a year to be replaced by a new country, language, etc.!!!! You have to have the guts to face the world alone, and it's not easy, my dear audience. It's probably the biggest challenge of your life (I know it's been mine.) and let's give it up for the courage of our foreign exchange students! *Mass applauding* In conclusion, let's call today Foreign Exchange Student Day. If you know a foreign exchange student, congratulate them on their courage. Well, that's all for today's show, tune in next time to see what's on my mind next! Signing off, ~Minako Don't forget to visit this week's Member of the Week! ...We don't have to dwell on the painful moments. We won't be able to forget them, even if we wanted to. If you were to smile and have fun for a moment or two, I doubt anyone would blame you for it...Some might even be happier for it. Fai D. Flowright from Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle, copyright CLAMP

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