Hey Soul Sister
Kaitlyn Lebo 10/8/13
Hey Soul Sister My LEAP partner is Miria—a 21-year-old female from Rio Grande, Brazil. When we got to request a certain gender or nationality for our LEAP partner, I said I wanted a female, because I would feel more comfortable talking with someone from my same gender, and I wanted someone from a Spanish—speaking country because I speak some Spanish (and even though they speak Portuguese in Brazil, it is a sister language of Spanish, meaning they are very similar). So not only was I lucky enough to get the only female from Brazil, I was able to be paired up with someone who is very similar to me in a lot of ways. Miria in I connect on so many different levels, and it has made all the difference in this type of experience and interaction. It has also helped her in my opinion to feel more comfortable talking with me about her side of the story as an international foreign exchange student. Miria and I have much in common. We both have the same religion: Christianity—we both believe that Jesus Christ is our savior and we go to church and read the bible to learn more about him. We also both have a good family—a father and mother that are not divorced, siblings, and pets as well. Miria has been involved in a relationship with the same man for five years, and I have been in a relationship with the same man for almost three, so we both have good, strong values when it comes to being involved with a boyfriend. I work at a movie theatre, and love to watch movies—it is one of my favorite past times, so I was very excited to hear that Miria also loves watching movies. We both very much dislike the cold, and we also love to travel! I have been in 25 states and 3 different countries, and Miria will be going to New York, Chicago, and Miami this year alone. Miria and I both believe in a good education too, and that is why she wanted
Hey Soul Sister My LEAP partner is Miria—a 21-year-old female from Rio Grande, Brazil. When we got to request a certain gender or nationality for our LEAP partner, I said I wanted a female, because I would feel more comfortable talking with someone from my same gender, and I wanted someone from a Spanish—speaking country because I speak some Spanish (and even though they speak Portuguese in Brazil, it is a sister language of Spanish, meaning they are very similar). So not only was I lucky enough to get the only female from Brazil, I was able to be paired up with someone who is very similar to me in a lot of ways. Miria in I connect on so many different levels, and it has made all the difference in this type of experience and interaction. It has also helped her in my opinion to feel more comfortable talking with me about her side of the story as an international foreign exchange student. Miria and I have much in common. We both have the same religion: Christianity—we both believe that Jesus Christ is our savior and we go to church and read the bible to learn more about him. We also both have a good family—a father and mother that are not divorced, siblings, and pets as well. Miria has been involved in a relationship with the same man for five years, and I have been in a relationship with the same man for almost three, so we both have good, strong values when it comes to being involved with a boyfriend. I work at a movie theatre, and love to watch movies—it is one of my favorite past times, so I was very excited to hear that Miria also loves watching movies. We both very much dislike the cold, and we also love to travel! I have been in 25 states and 3 different countries, and Miria will be going to New York, Chicago, and Miami this year alone. Miria and I both believe in a good education too, and that is why she wanted