My name is Catessa S., and I am 16 years old. I would love to participate in the exchange for many reasons. I want to participate in the Italian Exchange program because I want to be submerged into another culture, learn the customs and ways of other people, and learn how I am different from the rest of the world as an American. I also think I will be effected in a number of ways.
I think that participation in the exchange will benefit me as a student in at least three different ways. To begin with, being able to visit a place with as much history as Italy does will expand my knowledge and understanding of the history of Italy. Visiting the actual place of a historical event can make you learn much more about the event than just reading about it. Also, being in a different place will increase my learning capabilities. Living in a place that is different from what I am used to will open up learning techniques that I did not know that I had. Finally, I believe that I will learn an abundance of things from this program.
Visiting another place will benefit me as an individual in a number of ways. Living at another place will increase that amount of patience that I have for others. In addition, being in another country will make me realize how lucky that I am to be an American, and how much freedom that I have. Also, living in a different country will help me better understand the government of another place, and how it is different from the government that I have. Finally, I think that the exchange experience will help me learn more about myself, and help me be a better person.

Having the opportunity to study in a foreign land will affect me as a global citizen in a great way. If I get to participate in the Italian Exchange program I will learn more about the world around me. Learning more about the world around me will help me better understand the diversity of the world, have more respect for the customs of other cultures, and help me be more tolerant of all of the other cultures of the world.
My home life is not that different from the typical American’s home life. I live in a house in the town of Romney, West Virginia. I am currently in the tenth grade at Hampshire High School. I always get good grades because I always do the best that I can do, world hard and do my work.
My favorite subject in school is history. History is my favorite subject because I love history. I like to read, watch, and visit places of historical events. After I graduate from school, I plan to become a history teacher.
My second favorite subject in school is Spanish. I love to learn Spanish and to speak it. I love Spanish because it is a challenge. I value the Spanish knowledge that I have because I worked very hard to obtain it. I also think that learning a second language helped me improve my English skills.
I am in dance lessons at Studio One School of Dance. At dance class I learn ballet, tap, and jazz. I have been taking dance lessons for three years now. I really enjoy taking the classes.
I also like to read. I do not have one favorite book or author, but a lot of selections that I like. Compositions about things that actually happened are the best. I think that reading is an excellent way to learn, and pass the time.

I really hope that I am picked to participate in the Italian Exchange program. I believe that participation in the exchange will be a life-changing event. I think that it would affect me for the better