Hi, I’m Mayara Paes Landim Salha and I’m eighteen. I’m from the District 4490, of Brazil. I live on the city of Teresina, state of Piauí, I’m doing the short term exchange program of Rotary, and my father, Philippe Salha is an active Rotarian in my city.I will be in Hutchinson until 26 March and now I’m living with the Pattersons. Here, I have amazing ‘’parents’’ – Aubrey and Lance - and two sisters and one brother – Sadye, Lydia, Blake - and they’re all wonderful, helpful and really concerned with my welfare. I haven’t spent even two weeks here and already have had unforgettable experiences.
I’m studying Law at College in Brazil, so when I met a lawyer here- Melissa Moodie- it was interesting, because I could compare how it works in both countries.
I went to the Cosmosphere and watched a movie in the IMAX theatre, and it was an awesome experience, I loved it and almost felt that I was really in space.I’m taking classes at Hutchinson High School and I loved when during my American Government class, we had a real Police officer talking about what they can and can’t do, what is legal and illegal in certain situations.
I tried a really good aerobic class here and I loved! Zumba is an energetic class and I had a lot of fun while I was dancing!
The weather here is really different of my city, because there we have 100°F all year in Teresina, but I’m loving try the American way of life and especially the Hutchinson way of life!
