News of Varying Qualities

[slash_gypsy04]

I had very mixed feelings about lunch today.  Limes are no longer in season, but there’s another tree in the yard that grows these red berries about the size of large grapes.  The juice made from them is orange and pulpy and vegetable-y and usually makes me feel like I’m drinking a hedge, but I’m told it is very rich in vitamin C.  This observation

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[mariusmink]

that sucks about your host family. I am having problems too. It has to do with my personality as well. I said something on facebook as a joke and it really offended my rotary ppl. Also, apparently I'm too loud, I say I'm tired too much, and a whole bunch of other things a lot of it I didn't even know I was doing wrong and a lot of it is complete misunderstandings.

Apparently what I said was so bad that my host mom said I could be sent home. I've learned through this nightmarish ordeal (and it is a nightmare) that my host mother is not the person I thought she was. She said horrible things to me and now I'm physically sick over it. My aunt in ny wanted me removed from here but since I change in jan, I'm just gonna stick it out. *sigh* Ive been so depressed I didnt eat for almost 24 hours and I considered going back to the us. :( I can't leave tw but this is an absolute nightmare. Theyre not gonna send me home but I feel as if my exchange is ruined. I'm so depressed about it!!!

[slash_gypsy04]

I'm really sorry to hear that Josie - I hope this doesn't ruin your whole year for you. What could you possibly have said that got them so upset? In retrospect though, I've seen people crack down on exchange students for less than off-color comments. I just nod, smile, remain as low maintenance as possible, and listen to the Scissor Sisters until I no longer want to defenestrate the TV.

My host family is very different from me, and while I respect them, they have a hard time understanding me. Someone should tell them youth exchange's catch phrase - it's not better or worse, just different. (It in this case being me.) I also know what you've been saying about not jiving with the other exchange students. The other kids in my district might as well have rolled in on the party bus, and you know my personality - it's an acquired taste.

[mariusmink]

that sucks about your host family. I am having problems too. It has to do with my personality as well. I said something on facebook as a joke and it really offended my rotary ppl. Also, apparently I'm too loud, I say I'm tired too much, and a whole bunch of other things a lot of it I didn't even know I was doing wrong and a lot of it is complete misunderstandings.

Apparently what I said was so bad that my host mom said I could be sent home. I've learned through this nightmarish ordeal (and it is a nightmare) that my host mother is not the person I thought she was. She said horrible things to me and now I'm physically sick over it. My aunt in ny wanted me removed from here but since I change in jan, I'm just gonna stick it out. *sigh* Ive been so depressed I didnt eat for almost 24 hours and I considered going back to the us. :( I can't leave tw but this is an absolute nightmare. Theyre not gonna send me home but I feel as if my exchange is ruined. I'm so depressed about it!!!