A year in America: Holidays, sports, learning about farming

  • Manuela with her host family, the Bieglers(L-R) Natalie, Maya, Christa, Bo and Max.
    Manuela with her host family, the Bieglers(L-R) Natalie, Maya, Christa, Bo and Max.
  • Manuela Molinera Munoz (LEFT) and Zoe Crassard (RIGHT) with Natalie Biegler at the TLHS prom.
    Manuela Molinera Munoz (LEFT) and Zoe Crassard (RIGHT) with Natalie Biegler at the TLHS prom.
  • At the Biegler farm “There was always work to be done or new things to experience,” said Manuela.
    At the Biegler farm “There was always work to be done or new things to experience,” said Manuela.

    When I first got my application to become a foreign exchange student, I threw them in the trash. No part of me wanted to come to a new country without my family and friends where the people didn’t even speak my language. Now, I find it hard to leave all these new friends, and I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything.

    I think my mom was more excited than me about my application process. She con…