Tempe Sister Cities.
For those who don't know what it is,
It's a Student Exchange Program where you go and live in a foreign country with a family,
and then the kid who you lived with comes back and lives with you.
The now have 9 countries that they send students too,
and it truly is a time you grow up and puts life into perspective.
Not only do you go to each others houses, but the program provides trips to
CA, the Grand Canyon, and many activites around the foreign country!
4 summers ago, I went to Zhenjiang, China.
I was SO happy to find out last night that my little brother, Robbie, made it.
and to top it off he is going to Cuenca, Ecuador.
I seriously was so nervous before he found out.
My mom so simply put it as the "Mom feeling"
(i hate it.... who would have thought i'd have that feeling at such a young age)
This program isn't easy to get into, it's a 3 month long, ongoing interview process.
You and a panel of 10 judges answering questions
about current events all around the world, facts about all the cities, and personaly questions.
Robbie worked way hard and deserved to get in.
CONGRATS ROBS. let the adventure begin.
4 comments:
That's awesome!! Congrats to Robbie!
Seriously, even with marriage and 4 kids, Sister Cities is still way up there on my list of best things ever. I think Robs will love it and have such a neat experience in south america. It seems way more of a rigorous interview process now and I totally had the mom feeling the whole time too! We just want what's best for our bro!
and thus his travel bug is birthed. congrats to your brother- so awesome!
I am so proud of him too!! It's going to be an incredible experience for him just as it was for you, Dyan and Natalie. Can't wait to "adopt" our Ecuadorian child!! Now we'll have 2 chinese daughters, 1 Macedonian daughter and now our Ecuador son or daughter. What a great adventure awaits us all!!!
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