Vazquez enjoys camping, science class, softball

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Maria Rodriguez Vazquez

Name: Maria Rodriguez Vazquez

Country: Spain

High School: Maryville

Q: Why did you choose to study in the United States?

A: I chose to study outside of Spain because I like to travel and my friends were trying it. I didn’t choose the United States. My scholarship decided that I would go to the United States.

Q: What are you most excited about for your time here in the United States?

A: Playing basketball and going to an NBA game. Trying new foods that I don’t have in Spain. Practicing other sports that I don’t have in Spain.

Q: What’s been a favorite experience on your trip thus far?

A: I went camping with some of my new friends and liked that.

Q: Do you have a favorite American food? Is there something similar in your country?

A: I love Mexican chicken and pepper jack cheese on RITZ Crackers. There is nothing like these in Spain.

Q: Is there an American food you have disliked since being here?

A: Mountain Dew, corn on the cob, biscuits and gravy

Q: How do you spend your time when not in class? Have you joined any clubs or sports?

A: I am playing softball at school. Hanging out with my new friends. Doing homework.

Q: Do you have favorite things to do with your host family? What are they?

A: I like when all the family gets together and we swim, play basketball, Monopoly and cards.

Q: What is your favorite class so far this year? Why?

A: Anatomy and Physiology because we do all the things I like in science about the human body and why it works the way it does.

Q: How is school here different from in your country?

A: School is different here because we don’t have breaks. In Spain I have two breaks during the day. I go home for lunch in Spain. In Spain, I stay in the same classroom and the teachers come to the students. Here the students change classes.

Q: Is America what you imagined it to be before you arrived?

A: Yes, I think so. I didn’t think a lot about it before I came.