Italian Exchange Student Shares First Impressions of America
Ciao: Exchange student Marina Vicini plans to spend the school year at Southfield High. Her schedule includes courses in Art, English, Biology, American History and math.
Straight from Italy to Michigan is Marina Vicini, age 17, a foreign student who is spending the school year at Southfield High as a junior. In Italy she has one older brother, one older sister, and two younger sisters.
Here’s what Vicini had to say.
Q: What made you come to America?
A: “I wanted to see something different from Italy and see the difference between Italy and America.”
Q: Do you like it so far in America?
A: “Yes, it’s different.”
Q: What is different from Italy and America?
A: “School. We don’t choose the subjects in our school. We stay with the same people in our class. We have five years of high school, not four.
Q: Where do you live in America?
A: “I live with an American family (in Southfield).”
Q: Do you find anything different or weird in America?
A: “Yes, we don’t have football in Italy, but we have Frisbee as a sport.”
Q: What part of Italy are you from?
A: “The East Coast. My city, Rimini, is on the beach. The Adriatic Sea.
Q: What type of entertainment did you enjoy in your hometown?
A: “I enjoy going to the beach with my family and hanging with friends.”
Q: What things are you looking forward to in America?
A: “I wanted to see something different. I wanted to see how my culture influenced me”.
Q: Have you done anything interesting so far?
A: “Yes, I went to homecoming with my American family brother (at University of Detroit Jesuit High School). It was so nice and fancy.”
Q: How long have you been in America so far?
A: “ I’ve been in America since August 14.
Q: When do you leave to go back to your hometown?
A: “June around the end of June.”
Q: Do you enjoy America so far?
A: “Yes, It’s so different and bigger.”
Q: What do you want to do in America before you leave?
A: “I want to be on the volleyball team, but they already had tryouts. I also want to go to the movies.”
... • Feb 29, 2016 at 1:15 pm
Wonderful
Don • Nov 28, 2015 at 9:39 pm
This article is very informative for all the students who don’t know her, and it is also a great way to welcome her into Southfield High.
Dominique Jenkins • Nov 28, 2015 at 9:36 pm
This story was incredible. Great Job Nina !
A Davis • Oct 16, 2015 at 10:30 am
This article is very unique and intriguing . I want to learn more about Italy and maybe become an exchange student myself.
Teka Richardson • Oct 16, 2015 at 10:27 am
I think that it is a good idea for Southfield High School to welcome foreign exchange students. It gives us more experience to meet different people from out of the country. This particular student is in my first hour, Design and Media, and she is very gifted in drawing. I enjoy seeing her new creations when she shows them. Southfield should get more attention for the good deeds that they do for others.