Pedro Gomez Naciento
On Wednesday May 15, we had the opportunity to hear from Pedro Gomez Naciento, Pedro is an exchange student from Belo Horizante, Brazil. Faribault Rotary sponsored his exchange; however, he was placed in the Northfield school district. Pedro's recap of his exchange year included all the fun things a student in Minnesota would love! His first meal in the United States was pizza, he experienced snow, and snow skiing. He participated in football, wrestling, and track. Pedro visited a zoo in St. Paul, spent Christmas in Faribault, got to see the ice sculptures in Minneapolis. He was able to attend a Minnesota Timberwolves game, and a Minnesota Twins game. He was able to travel to Duluth, Chicago and St. Louis. He turned 18 while he was here, and celebrated his birthday American style, attended the prom, and played pond hockey, and did some sledding.
He enjoyed his American school year; he took German and really liked that. He spent time with other exchange students in Northfield and at a couple of exchange retreats with students from all over the world. Pedro enjoyed his time with all three of his host families. He thanked Faribault Rotary for making this opportunity a possibility for him.