Being a foreign exchange student is depicted as being a magical experience and always having a great time, but that’s not always the reality. Jamie Luque, a foreign exchange student at Bear River High School, said “I do miss Spain and I’m excited to go back.” But he made it very clear that he is happy that he got the chance to come to America and meet all of the people here . He mentioned how scared he was of having to go to a new school and meet all new people. Luque said, “ It's different here because in Spain we still had to wear masks.” Back in Spain they are still extremely strict about covid. Schooling after covid in Spain changed so much as Luque said, “We have to stay in the same class and the teachers come to us.” The students there don't get to change classes and have to stay in the same class for the whole day. They also have to go to lunch at different times and can't interact with other students outside of their class. Covid had a big impact on the foreign exchange students and their program. Most of the programs were shut down Spring 2020 until Fall of 2021. Due to covid some programs were obligated to shut down permanently. Luque was lucky enough to come and see what schooling is like in a different country. As Luque said, “I have met some friends and will be sad to leave them.” As Luque has lived here and went to school he has met so many new people and made lots of friends. While he has lived here he played football and loved it! Luque says, “ If I didn't play football I probably wouldn't know half the people I do.” Even with the obstacles that the foreign exchange students have to go through after covid they still made it work and got to make the best out of it.
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