Isadora "Dora" Angelicola

2008-09 Inbound from Brazil

Hometown: Colina, São Paulo, Brazil

Sponsor: Colina Rotary Club, District 4480, Brazil

Host: Inverness Rotary Club, District 6950, Florida, USA

School: Citrus High School, Inverness, FL

Bio

Dora's Bio

Hi, my name Isadora (Dora), 17. I am from Brazil. In Brazil, I live in a small town named Colina, and it has 17 thousand people. I am 4 hours from Sao Paulo, the capital of my state. I live with my dad, my mom, and my sister.

My family is involved with Rotary for a long time. Every year we host students from around the world. So this made me interested in this program.

I arrived in Florida August 9, I’m very happy to be here. Now I live in Inverness. I love my Host Family, they are very nice to me.

Thank you Rotary for giving me this amazing opportunity. I promise that I will do my best.

A big Brazilian hug.

October 21 Journal

I'm here in the USA for almost two months and now I'm more accustomed to the differences between Brazil and the American culture.

My host family always takes me to see new places. I went to Sea World and saw Shamu and other sea life. I went on a boat ride in the Gulf of Mexico. I went to my host Rotary club, and I felt very comfortable there. In school I cheered with the varsity cheerleaders. We did the halftime show for the pep rally. I got to be lifted up above the heads of the other cheerleaders. It was a lot of fun.

We had the homecoming dance afterwards. The dances in America are very different from what I am used to in Brazil. I am also in the chorus at school. We recently did a Broadway Show Songs performance. I have just joined the Spanish Club. We will be going on a field trip in December.

And, oh, how could I forget? We go shopping all the time. I love to shop with my host family. I'm spending my mom and dad's money like water. A big Brasilian hug Dora