This
last week was exciting because I got to see Javier, my host dad from
Mexico again! He's one of the coordinators of LEX México so he came to
Tokyo last week for work and vacation, and it was really nice to see
him!
Almost two years ago, I went to México as an LEX intern for 3 months,
and stayed with Javier's family in Mexico City. It was a great
experience, and one of the main reasons I decided to apply for the LEX
internship in Japan. I did a lot of the same things as an intern in
Mexico as I do here in the office like help check documents and work
with the exchange groups, and of course had the opportunity to live and
work in an environment where I was always surrounded by and
communicating in Spanish, which allowed my abilities and confidence in the language to improve more than I had ever expected! Though my experiences as an LEX intern in
Mexico and Japan have been different in some aspects, one of the things
that has always been the same is the people. All the LEX members I have
met in both Mexico and Japan have corazones grandes y abiertos. They are
welcoming, open, caring, and fun. Thank you again to everyone from LEX
Mexico for welcoming me and creating such a positive experience! And
thank you to LEX Japan for making it possible to continue my connection
with LEX and have a whole new experience here!
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| 2012 with other Hippo members in Tokyo |
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| 2010 with my host family in Mexico City |
I'm always amazed by how many connections exist and are strongly
maintained across the world through LEX. I've gotten to see so many
people in Japan who I've met before in Wisconsin or Mexico through the
LEX/4-H exchanges and I'm always meeting new people who I find out are
like brothers or sisters because we stayed with the same host families
or have connections with the same people. 嬉しい！
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