Exchange students grateful for year of new experiences

  • Photo by Kathy Nelson Exchange students Carla Del Rio Larrea (LEFT) and Francesco Barbini point to their home countries of Spain (Carla) and Italy (Francesco) on the map at Timber Lake High School. Carla spent the school year with Bryce and Colette Schaffer, and Francesco was hosted by Leah Peterson and her son Dan. The map was created by last year’s exchange students.
    Photo by Kathy Nelson Exchange students Carla Del Rio Larrea (LEFT) and Francesco Barbini point to their home countries of Spain (Carla) and Italy (Francesco) on the map at Timber Lake High School. Carla spent the school year with Bryce and Colette Schaffer, and Francesco was hosted by Leah Peterson and her son Dan. The map was created by last year’s exchange students.

    I am from a big town in Italy (Grosseto) so the size and the location of Timber Lake made me think that this was going to be a terrible year. Never idea has been more wrong. The community, my family, my teachers, my classmates, and so much more, all these things together, made my exchange a unique experience.

    For sure Dan and Leah Peterson (my host family) had the biggest impact on this year. Leah,…