Karn "Cee" Wongkamolchun

2006-07 Inbound from Thailand

Hometown: Kanjanadid, Suratthani, Thailand

Sponsor: Suratthani Rotary Club, District 3330, Thailand

Host: High Springs Rotary Club, District 6970, USA

School: Santa Fe High School

Bio

Cee's Bio

I didn’t think before about being an exchange student until one day my mom and I go to the Xerox paper shop and we met the Rotary exchange student from Thailand just come back from Mexico. She told us about the experience that she got from being an exchange student that made my mom and I interested so much, and I think that is a good chance for me to present about Thailand to the foreigner outside Thailand. Wow it sounded great so I applied to be a Rotary exchange student.

When I knew about the place that I will go for exchange, it made me more excited because that place is FLORIDA!!! Wow I am going to Florida. That is so amazing. I am so happy. I can’t wait!!!!!!

Then this day is coming. The first week that I came to Florida,everything looks so great!! My host family is very nice and kind to me. I have new dad, mom, new lovely sisters and cool brother.( I love you all and so sorry that I can’t understand sometime..... I am trying -_^!)

They brought me to lots of places and they introduce something I never known such as pot-pot (I like it) and they cook some American food for me its very awesome! (very different from Thai food but I like it). Lots of trees in here and very clean. People in Florida are very nice (very very nice). I just came back from the St Augustine beach, it’s so beautiful. I am impressed by everything in Florida!! I LOVE FLORIDA!!!!

I am thinking all the time that to be an exchange student is the big wonderful thing of my life.

So may I take this opportunity to say Thank You the Rotary club of Thailand (District 3330) that choose Florida to me and give me this opportunity and thank you so much for Rotary club of Florida (district 6970) that gives me this opportunity. THANK YOU SO MUCH ^_^

September 26 Journal

I arrived in Florida on 26 July at Jacksonville airport. There were 7 people waiting me at the airport with my name text and welcome balloons around 1.30 am (because of my delayed plane). That made me really impressed and made me smile when I think about it. And now I am living with Don & Diana and their family. They all really nice. The first week that I came here, my host family brought me to be introduced to their friends and their cousins. And they said I am their new daughter. I felt really happy when I heard that. O_O The first week that I lived here I ate a lot of American food and its really different from Thai food or some American food in Thailand, but I think I like it and I eat it a lot so that is the result why I have gained weight  - 4 kilograms. O_O (HELP ME)

I just went to the beach last 3 weeks, the beach here is really beautiful and I saw a dolphin that I thought was a shark. O_O and what I thought made me really scared. I tried to wake up in the morning to see sunrise but I couldn't do that so I will try it again next time if I go to the beach.

The first day of school is hard for me because the school in Florida is different in Thailand. I don't understand what I have to do and I don't have any friends in the first day. I have to do everything by myself. I think that is good for me to improve myself but sometime it's too hard to do that. However my host sister is also helping me if I have any problem and make me do anything easier. That all is the first week at school but now I have a lot of friends. They all are really nice to me. And I am taking a drama class. It's a lots of fun and I have a lots of friends in this class. I LOVE THIS CLASS and IT MAKES ME love to go to school!!!!

Now I think sometime I began thinking in English but I am waiting one day I will dream in English, because that will be so cool if you dream in English and it means my life is going to be like American girls.......!!!!! USA IS COOL!!!!

November 10 Journal

*Before I came here I thought I will get whiter but that was absolutely wrong, I not only haven’t gotten whiter but I HAVE GOTTEN MORE TAN too, maybe is not tan, it's like chocolate skin…
@(O_O)@ But that’s OK!!! I got more experience. It was worth than that. The homecoming game is the new words that I just have known. It is the last football game in high school in this year and it’s a big game and after the game they have a homecoming dance. I want to have that in Thailand…I think it was fun.

***I just came back from the Rotary meeting camp last three weeks. It was really fun. I feel so happy to meet all my exchange friends again. We went to the Kennedy space center and the Daytona speedway. It was really hot but it's fun. We took a lot A LOT A LOT A LOT of pictures together. (Believe me A LOT). And at night we went to the motorbike saloon. There were thousands of motorbikes and there were a lot of people too. O_O… it was so loud and crowded but I love it. AWW!! I also got a free T-shirt from Saloon too.

It is so cool. After we had fun all day TIME TO SLEEP>>> Emma, Srushty and I lived with another host family on the weekend, they were really nice and kind. They took us to the restaurants almost every meal. They have a motorbike; they were a really cool host family!!!!!!!!!!!! (THANK YOU)

I love my exchange friends>>> I think they are so nice. We talked and we shared how we feel here (Florida). And we hugged each other every 5 minutes ^_^! If I do that in Thailand, everyone must think us crazy……^_^! (But it is in Florida)

Although we talk the different language we can understand each other like we are best friends before. ^_^

(((((I LOVE YOU)))) ((((CHUN RAK KUN)))))

I can’t wait for Disney world trip next month.

The winter is coming soon!!! Someday in this week is very very very super super cold. Though it isn’t winter yet. It was 0 Celsius THAT IS TOO COLD FOR ME but for people here is just chilly…………. (((((I NEED MORE SWEAT SHIRT))))))) MOM!!

On last weekend I went to the old car show to help my Rotary Club of High Springs sell shirts. It was new for me because I have to speak English with other people who I never met and I had to say “It must be a DASH PLAQUE in your goody bag please makes sure that you have it and ...” It took me a while to say the word “DASH PLAQUE” and at first I decided to not say these words and just checked before I gave them. (Hahaha that was a really good plan) but I think I should learn and say it so I tried to say and I did it pretty good. That is tough for me to dare to say the word because you will never learn if you never tried ^_^ (I can’t believe I said that I am proud of myself hahaha) however it was really fun to help them sell the shirts and I saw a lot of nice old cars. I spent that night with Mr. & Mrs. Buffington. They have 3 beautiful old cars. That was so much fun and they are so kind. (THANK YOU ^_^) I was so happy.

****I have learnt more words from my drama class. My friends in that class always teach me to pronounce the words. But the funny thing is when I was studying in my Drama class, I was telling my friends about someplace in Florida and I said the word BEAUTIFUL……and they all laughed at my pronunciation cause I said BU-TI-FUL……and after that day some of my black guy friends ask me almost every day to say this word again. I feel embarrassed but I think that was FUNNY. And when I have to act in front of class, they always say, “GO BU-TI-FUL GIRL” “MAKE THE SHOW BU-TI FUL” that is really bad when I hear it but after I am done acting, they always clap their hands and say “that was awesome, GOOD JOB CEE, THAT WAS BU-TI-FUL SHOW” and a lot of words and they stand up and give me their hand and I have to hit their hand….that makes me HAPPY. LOOK!!! How fun in my DRAMA CLASS.

I just got the grade from first nine weeks at school. My grades are pretty good. But not what I expected so ….. Next 9 weeks I will try to get A for all. (My host mom will give me money if I get A for all….OOH!!!)

I am thinking about my first 2 months in my school is kind of boring sometimes because I don’t have a lot of friends. I mean I know a lot of people from my host sister but it's too hard to talk with them like when I was living in Thailand say hi and talk about stuff that you know because!!!!!!!! HERE!!!!!! IS Florida all things are new and some conversations you have never known before, like they talk about the life when they were young, and in the middle school, the song that they like and many many >>>> things<<<<

My English was not good. I can’t understand what they were talking about and whenever they were asking to me I just said UM~~ YEAH~~NO….THANK YOU!!! It wasn’t much sentence that I can say. And I don’t have many things to do. Just go to school and go home…That made me feel so bad.

>>>>>> !!!!!!!!DON’T BE SERIOUS GUYS!!!!<<<<<<<<<

That was just first 2 months….Now although I still don’t have really best friends, I have a lot of friends to say “HI” and a lot of friends that I talk to…..

…see you next month with something about my DISNEY world trip….

December 22 Journal

First week in this month I went to Disney World with all my exchange friends and that was my first time and it was great, awesome, wonderful… I can’t explain. !^_O!

And we met other exchange friends from other districts. It's so cool when I think about how many people I know from another countries around the world…..^_^And this time have made me know another friends better !!….some of exchange friends that I didn’t talk too much before this time gave me a good chance to talk and WE HAD A GREAT TIME TOGETHER!!! (right!!)

I went to all 4 parks in Disney World - that was awesome, but my favorite one is THE MAGIC KINGDOM. They have my favorite ride, the roller coaster and I went to my favorite character cartoon of Disney>>>>>Mickey and Minnie’s house. It's so cute. And in Magic Kingdom there is the big castle which I think it is the symbol of Disney World.

At night I heard that they going to have the fireworks at the castle around 6.00 pm….so my friends and I went to some ride before the fireworks …… but while we were still walking back to the castle, we heard the sound of the fireworks …… and I don’t want to miss it so I went from just walk to power walk and runnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My feet that hurt all day!!!! didn’t feel hurt anymore - just keep running and that was pretty long way…when I arrived to the castle there was like millions people there….I wasn’t giving up although I can see the fireworks from another spot but I still want to stand in front of the castle and see it in the best spot……you know what!??

>>>>>>>>>>I did it<<<<<<

I sat in front of the castle and watching the fireworks that was so beautiful and I just keep smiling and when I looked around not only me that was smiling everyone were smiling……and one thing went to my mind: if I’m not an exchange student, I may never seen the most wonderful thing in my life…. “my dream comes true!”

I want to say ... THANK YOU MY ROTARY CLUB SO MUCH! I really can’t explain how much fun I had in Disney World! And I will keep that time in my memory forever……..

The second thing in this month****** December 9: My host sisters had the big ballet performance called Cinderella. And I went to see them with Emma. And that was so beautiful…I saw the rehearsal before the real show, they just practiced so hard and when the real day it's just so beautiful, everyone so pretty and I love it…Especially my host sister part calls “Thailand”.

This is the third thing in this month …… Because my host family is so kind, they know that I never seen snow….so they brought me to see snow at North Carolina…..we spent first night at Georgia…and the rest we stayed with my host family’s cousin house... (they are so kind)

First day I went to tube word.. That was pretty fun and I went to the Italian restaurant…their Pizza was So GOOD.

The second day we went to at Cataloochee. For snowboarding……I never went snowboarding before so I was scared and nervous. We went to my host family's cousin's store to rent stuff.. We (my host sisters and me) got the snowboards, the snow pants and the gloves. Are we ready??? NO!!! cause I didn’t know how to snowboard…??O_O! but however when we arrived there, it was such a coolest place there was a big mountain covered with the snow and they were a lot of people skiing and snowboarding. I was so nervous….but I touched snow!!

I tried to stand on my snowboard but it didn’t work. So we took the lesson for getting better.. After the lesson I did it pretty good…on the little hill….And I think the little one is scary but I saw a lot of people do the big one so I want to try it……….I was scared to do the big one but for my experience………at least I try…………..

So I decided to go up the big one but isn’t the highest one. When I got up there, And looked down it isn’t that high that I thought but I still scared and get ready for go and then “””””””””GO!”””””””””

Wo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's so fast and I can’t stop……when I went down like half the way I fell and its hurt my back so bad……I was sitting there for 3 minutes and started it again and I fell again….but I can’t give up so I keep going and fell again…..so I fell 3 times for my first time on the big mountain.. Isn’t that bad!!!! It's pretty good. And it's fun. But my second time I fell like 10 times and can’t stand up with my snowboard…..on the way down…so it took me a while to go down.. Anyway it was good experience and I had a good time and I came to love snowboarding…….and want to go back again!!!

I LOVE SNOWBOARDING (guess what happen after that day >>>>>I can’t walk - all parts of my body are so sore)

Anyway,,,,

Thank you my host family so much that brought me to that trip and their cousin for all 3 days. Took care of us…

And the next fun thing in this month must be Christmas time>>>>>>soon<<<<<<

December 28 Journal

"CHRISTMAS TIME"

I only saw it in the movies that in the morning everyone in family would wake up early in the morning, sit together with the blanket under the Christmas tree, and open the presents, sing the songs together, or play games together. And this year that happened to me (not all same but similar).

December 25,2006 - I woke up not early because I went to bed late last night so I woke up at 9 oclock by my host brother. And my host sister told me to bring the blanket but I don't understand why? Because it was so hot that day but I did bring it, I think it's like tradition. When everyone sat together we opened the presents.....Imagine that I got presents.....how happy was I??? hehe I opened all the presents and I got a lot of presents. After we opened the presents I went to my host cousin house for all my host family meeting together. It was fun because we exchanged the presents and had big lunch and played games.....This first Christmas was awesome and great. I want to bring this holiday to Thailand. hehe

Everything in that day is in my memory....I won't never ever forget it.

Yesterday I went to my host cousin's paintball field and I played paint ball... I didn't get shot but I shot one guy... (I am not sure if he is in my team or not but I shot one ^_^!) This is s fun sport... I love Florida so much, there lots lots lost LOTS stuff to do!!!!

I LOVE YOU<<<<<<FLORIDA>>>>>>>>

MERRY CHRISTMAS (late) AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.....everyone

January 30 Journal

Happy new year guys!!! (late) SA WAD DEE PEE MAI KAAAA

What’s going on!!!???

I will tell you guys about all things happen to me this year. Since new year 2007:

New year eve=> I went to Jacksonville to be part of the Rotary parade. I saw the last year pictures with all exchange students sitting on the pretty truck decorated with the ribbons, everyone wearing the Rotary blazers. That looks really cool!! So this year is my turn! It was so hot that day and we were waiting for 3 hours to start and I was so tired I think everyone so tired but when people stared walking and the parade began, we forgot that we are tired and we forgot about the weather that was really hot, we just keep walking, running, dancing, singing and screaming “happy new year!” It's so cool!! I saw a lot of people waved back to me and said happy new year back. It was really fun when I was in the half way, I saw a bunch of people were standing and looked at me or at us … they probably think we crazy but that was really fun. At first the Rotarians told me that if you carry the flag just stand in line behind the car and if you give the candy to the kids just give them candy don’t carry the flag… but after the parade began like half way, everyone was just running grab the candies and gave to people…they don‘t care anymore, just want to do something fun…and it was fun!! I want you guys to see the picture after the parade was done everyone laid down on the car….no one talking we're just so tired. But I was proud of myself that I wasn’t stop running . And keep running to the end of the parade.

PARTY AGAIN, at night. Party Party Party … We are exchange students, what can I say. I can’t believe that this year I will count down with 20 people from countries all around the world. That was great! We were sitting in front of the TV and counting down….10.……………………………..9876.……

5.…4.….3.…2.…1.…H-A-P-P-Y-N-E-W-Y-E-A-R……

Everyone hugged each other and said happy new year to each other, I jumped into the pool. We turned on the music so loud and danced around the pool !THE BEST PART WAS >>> when Al Kalter bought us the champagne (NON-ALCOHOL). He opened the champagne and poured and we drank … jump and someone stood on the chair and pour the champagne to everyone. That was just really fun.

I know every journal that I wrote are only something fun ... hehehe ... BUT It was really fun. I didn’t make all that up, just want to tell everyone to be exchange student …you will know “how cool!!! it is”

February 2 Journal

January just passed…so quickly...

Sometimes when you always worry about time, it will go really slow to the time you are waiting for, but if you just have something fun and never think about it, it goes just so fast.

I have only 4 months left, this new year gives me the good sign of good things. I don’t know which one is good thing which one is bad thing but everything just makes me happy and smile all the time.

Changing times...

From last semester to this semester, I have to change class from drama to volleyball. I love my drama class and didn’t want to change but when I think about it, if I change class I will get to know more friends and it's TRUE.

The biggest thing that I had to change was my host family. I lived with my first hosts for 5 months and when I knew I am going to change I just feel really sad . I love them so much and they are just so nice people. I get along very good with my host sisters (Becca and Alyssa) and sometimes we just really look like real sisters (I think). We talked about everything, and we laugh, hugged, happy, and mad at each other. I don’t know, I just love them. About my host brother (Donald), I fought with him a lot - he is 9 years old, he made me think about my real brothers. But I love him. He is funny and he bought me chocolates (my favorite) and he always has a problem or is pissed of with his English spelling homework. Anyway he doesn’t want everyone to call him cute but I think he is cute..^_^ And my host mom, she thinks she is not really a good cook but I think her food was really good. I love it. And also my host dad is a good cook too. And he sings really good.

That is about my first host family … actually I have more stories about this family (it will be too long what they have done for me), so I think I just keep it in my heart and never ever forget them, I love you guys so much>>> to…MY FAMILY.^_^

I moved and lived with my counselor, Mr. and Mrs. Buffington.. They are nice people too. They have 3 old cars and have 2 cute cats. When I lived with them, I feel like I am their granddaughter because they take care me so good, and the funny thing was Mr. Buffington said my shoes are so dirty and it makes my socks dirty too and if I wash it, it won’t come out, so he decided to take me to the shoe store and bought me Converse.

Mrs. Buffington is really nice too. She is a good wife and kind. We played Sequence (card game) after dinner and I always lose, so next time I need to beat him (Mr. Buffington) - he always wins (I don’t understand) O_O!

However... Thank you so much for everything you have done for me. I enjoyed play Sequence, looked and petted your cute cat, and had lots of nice dinners with you. Thank you!!

The trip, Seacamp -

This is the last trip that we had, it was really fun. The ocean was really beautiful and I had great time there.

I did snorkeling and learned about corals and stuff under water and we had chance to meet exchange friends from another district again and the American people from Michigan . It was really fun to hang out with them and they are so nice. I shared a room with two girls from Michigan and they are talkative - they said we are cool!!! Lol! And at the first night we had the campfire and second night we had disco dance … It was so much fun and the girl from Michigan said she came here every year but this year the dance was the best … cause they never danced they just talked….^_^ The last night was a little bit serious, we had presentations about the corals and the ocean, so it's kind of not like the first 2 days but I got a lot of knowledge about the ocean. And we went to Key West. Me and Victoria went to the most southern point which is really cool that I stood in the most southern point in USA.

Thank you Rotary for this trip…

Pictures from Cee's first six months

March 18 Journal

I am doing great here. Used to everything and don’t have to worry about anything, only excited about the next … Prom - this is the most exciting part of this year. This year is really great because whatever movies I watched in Thailand, it really happens in my life now. Why prom is the most exciting part of this year for me? Because we don’t have prom in Thailand. And it has a lot of things I have to do before prom. All of the girls will dress like the Oscar day ^_^ and big make up, get hair done, get nails done just for this day. Going with the date or some girls just go together like gang. It just seems like perfect day ever if I don’t have to ask Mr. Buffington to find me my date!!!! O_Ohehe

However I got my prom dress, it is red and very beautiful. I really love it when I look at it. I think this is the most beautiful dress ever in my life and I never thought I was going to have this dress before just something ((SO) new happen to my life. And now the next step is to get hair appointment and get ready to be The Princess!! Hehe

Now I am living with my third family. My host mom can speak Spanish because she was in Mexico a few years ago. I tried a lot of Mexican foods and learn lots of Mexican culture even though I am in Florida … in Thailand we say “YING PERN NUT DIEW DAI NOK SONG TOA” (shoot the gun one time, get two birds). I love it. I think I am really lucky that I always get a lovely host family. ^_^

This month I have more really close friends that I feel comfortable to hang out with. I talk, I laugh. My best friend she isn’t real blond but she is really nice to me and I can feel like she is like my friends in Thailand. We write the letters to each other like American people do, I know it is stupid thing but it just something I see lots of people do and including me now! Sometimes I think being exchange student is really hard to make friends but if you think another way … if I weren’t exchange student, are they gonna be interested to come to me and ask me about my country … the starting of the conversation.

I take a volleyball class but the floor in gym needs to redo for last three weeks, so we have to go outside in the field and play different sports everyday. Softball, baseball, football, soccer+ football (which is my favorite one) It is really fun and I realize that I choose only one subject but I get chance to play different sports. And that will be really awesome if it's too hot!!!!

I just signed up for the girls' football team. I am so excited. My friend came to me and said I have to sign it so I did sign it. I really want to play some sport or activities after school but It was too hard to find the ride.

*I get to see everything I want to see. I get to know everything I want to know. But I still want to learn, even though I don’t want to learn everyday. O_O but that’s good. I feel I am grown up, I think a lot more, and not only inside my mind grown up, my face is different too. My first host sister told me I look a little bit older too, which is great. I never wanted to look older but I am happy with that now.

May 8 Journal and Pictures

I had really cool cool events ..

I moved to my last host family and they are just so cool!! My host mom is so hyper - sorry but true hehe. She is so nice to me and she takes me everywhere and she has helped me with all the problems I have with my bank...

I have had a chance to go to the BMX track to see my host brother races. It was really cool and I had lots of fun hanging out at the track...the important thing, they have the RV so every time we go for the race we will take the RV, and I never did that before, it was so cool and I had lots of fun in the RV - we had barbeque and watched movies... it was really cool and fun!

Prom- I went to prom with Matuesz the other exchange student and all at prom. It was just like the teenager movies I have watched. All had been set up for just only this day.. Hair - I didn't like it at first but when I dressed up... I think I looked pretty hehe. Nails- thanks for my third host that paid for my nails!! Thank you! Dress- My dress was red and really pretty. I love it and thank you for my first host dad who took me to Jax just to buy it. Transportation - The limo (my really first time) … I would love to have one hahaa! Thank you the Rotary Club of High Springs! The dinner- we had dinner before prom, it wasn't really good because I was too excited to eat! Thank you Buffingtons. The dance- I had lots of fun at the dance and I think my dad had too! We danced and sat and danced and took pictures and yeah! I had really good experience. Thanks for everybody that made my prom go so fine especially my counselor ... I appreciate all you have done for me - "thank you so much"

I have volleyball class and I have a gang in the class. It was so fun, we hang out and they came to spend a night with me. And we kind of had the girls’ night, like very very cute!! I love it and I just felt so cool how many people I know at school and how many people I’ve been close to... and this is another fun fun thing in this month.

I had decided to play the powder puff game (flag football game for girl and guys will be cheerleaders). So.. I think that would be the start of a busy month. I have practice after school even though it wasn't long time practice but still.. And I had something looking forward to everyday. And the best thing I had a really good chance to make new friends which is so great.

The practice was the same thing but I can feel we have lots of energy and we think we gonna win......however the game night had come and we had game first 20 minutes with seniors. Before the game started we walked to the field and yelled out loud like the football team, but what we said was "08" which means our graduate year, 2008! We were yelling and yelling!!! In the field and when the game start..... TOUCH DOWN FOR JUNIORS!! WOO WOO 20 minutes goes really fast and WE WON!! woo woo that what we had thought of before :p...and then next game in another 20 minutes we played with sophomores and yeah in the game we played really hard and both of our teams didn't make score,... so we had to have overtime for like 30 minutes… and the score was 0-1 we lost by 1 point… everyone was just so mad including me because we practiced so hard and then... the score just 0-1 ... But I had a great time and I came to like football better. I think football is more fun to play than to watch!

But anyway after the game one of my friends came to me and jumped, gave me a hug, and it was one sentence I remember: she said with the exciting voice, "CEE, you were good!! Dang! We have to beat them up next year!!!" And then her voice kind of changed to low and she said, "But you not gonna be here." And she said with the exciting voice again, "But girl you need to come back. YOU NEED TO come back and beat them up!!" When I heard what she said I just forgot that I won't be here next year and even though I can come back, I am not the exchange student and not the SANTA FE EXCHANGE STUDENT anymore.... I feel like part of my real life is coming back and another fun in another world part of my life is leaving... I want to live in both parts but I just can't! So what I can do - just keep all the memories this year in my heart and I won't never ever forget it.

"The moment may be temporary but the MEMORY will be forever."

I am really thinking of you guy!	Me in random day!	Prom with my friend	We get ready for prom - woo woo!	My friend and me at locker room
My coolest host mom at the fair	Sunday after dinner	We were just having fun	Crazy at the locker room	This is my locker room gang
Game night, girls night	My best crazy friend	Becca and Kelly in same team	Ashley and me in same team	this is my host parents and they are the winner hahahha(they are fighting) hehehe
Me at the fair with the funnel cake - so gooooood!	My host mom and me	Girls night - we def slept at 6.30	I love them	Ready for party
The fun, fun, fun	Ha ha, I just love her	This is what we do	The Powderpuff game	My Powderpuff team
Yeah!! 08 08	They were the only three cheerleaders that helped us - thanks!!	Me	That is how we played. I had lots of fun.	Me and my date
Two couples	All of us in front of cool transportation	At lunch with them	In Spanish class	Me and my bestest friend

 

June 12 Journal

This is the end.... I really can't believe this is the end of my exchange student year.. I am leaving in 2 days. I am so excited to go home BUT I will miss here lots lots lots.... I don't know why I don't feel like crying, maybe because my heart is already prepared about this time. I feel like I am gonna come back here again and see all these people again soon.....people here are so nice to me. They open their heart for me; one girl who looks so different and I am so thankful for everyone who be part of my life. .IT made me feel so much welcome. Exchange student year is so much like....??? I don't know It just feels so cool to be exchange student. Feel sad sometime, feel lonely sometime, feel not comfortable sometime...BUT most of the time is FUN FUN FUN! I NEVER REGRET to be exchange student.. (of course)

WHAT AM I GONNA MISS? I am actually gonna miss anything in FLORIDA! EVERYTHING!!! (seriously) Every single moment in here will be in my memory..

I am only 17 years old but I already have the best experience EVER!! I have changed so much!!

How have I changed? My face is different. My body is different.. >who cares> When you see big piece of pizza!! OHH it smells so good ~~~ I CAN DIE FOR IT! MY thought and growing up.. This is really important changing for me.. I feel more thinking.. and I look like I'm older than my age. It feels like I have more reasonability to take care of and the problem I have to solve and I think I've been changed so much .. I am the same person from last year but I am just different!

Thank you Rotary so much for this year! You guys changed one girl to be better!! And thank you so much for this great year, this year will be my memory forever! Even if I have children I gonna tell them how wonderful it is to be exchange students and how many friends I have made - soo awesome and THANK YOU!

Also THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO LOVES ME AND TAKES CARE of me in this year! I won't ever ever forget you guys...

Thank you all host families who made me feel like I am home!!

LAST IMPORTANT THANKFUL FOR>>>

my family in Thailand ... who always support me ... and you are the amazing family. I love you guys..

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

CEE
EXCHANGE STUDENT 2006- 2007
Florida

 

Cee made a great video! View it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoHNZVD6-Bo