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If this year was one of my dreams, then I would've said "Dreams do come true.", but since my scenario is a bit different, then I shall say: Magic will always cross the lives of everyone. Yet now I'm stopping to think, was this year magic which surprisingly popped in my life and got me into being an exchange student, or was it just time for my destiny to take a new turn and cross the lives of many other people?  I don't know to be honest, because the truth of what this year really did mean to me can only be felt and shall never be written down. For words don't have enough power to translate the way I feel, and magic has no interference in my description now.  I am currently flying over the Atlantic, and this is the start of a new turn.  When the plane's engine made that noise which used to make me search for my courage as a kid when I got on airplanes, because, well, noises like these freak me out. I don't know why, but I guess that they're just a f

My strong heart beats started and that was my signal that my time to leave has arrived.  My last day in McDowell County.  24 more hours between the mountains and that Great Lake which was the source of my tan for the past week. The breeze, the fresh air, and the sweet scent that it carries.  The flowers and the different trees. The birds' songs, and the whole atmosphere of the glorious nature of McDowell County blends in together magically.  I gained the love to this county through its nature, because it made me wonder in peace when I needed silence, and talk in excitement when I needed energy.  The new paved roads, the big Walmart, and the mountains, that is McDowell, that is my Marion which stole my heart even when I didn't realize it.  My American family decided that we would go kayaking at Lake James on the morning of my last day, because who wouldn't enjoy that?!  I couldn't sleep that night, maybe because I was at the lake a day before and my muscles were sti

The time of starting to wrap up my exchange year came with the idea of wrapping a gift for the superintendent of McDowell County Schools. I figured that one whole year that brought to my life the bitter and the sweet deserves to be finished properly. It's like being on a long vacation and buying souvenirs to be taken home with me. But, the reality of living each day knowing that you are going to a place to reflect a certain message is much greater than the thought of being at the beach and knowing that you have to reflect an image of a good tan and outfit.   Back to my main idea, the gift! Mr. Mark Garrett is the superintendent of McDowell County Schools. He has been supporting me ever since I met him. He has a personality that attracts anyone to talk with him. He made me realize that a great leader is a humble and caring person. He showed great consideration to anything I had to say, and this really is an important thing for me. When a leader listens to the young and old, th