Jake Mothersill

2012-13 Outbound to Spain

Hometown: Longwood, FL

School: Lake Brantley High School

Sponsor: District 6980, FL

Host: District TBA, Spain

Jake's Bio

Hello everyone, my name is Jake Mothersill and as you all know, I have been accepted from Rotary Youth Exchange to be a foreign exchange student for the 2012- 2013 school year. My country that I have been placed in is Spain and I couldn’t be happier. I just know it’s going to be a great experience and I can’t wait to head up there. I currently live in Longwood, Florida but I actually spent my first 11 years on a small island in the Caribbean called Antigua. There, I lived a much laid back life in the country-side but after I finished my sixth grade year, I moved up to Florida where I have lived ever since. I am attending Lake Brantley High School for my 10th grade year and I’m having a blast. I am on the Junior Varsity Lacrosse team and in the spring, I hope to join the Weightlifting team. For my classes, I am taking all Honors and AP classes, which is harder but it pays off in the long run. Discussing my family, there is my mom, my dad, and my two sisters. My oldest sibling, Mia, attends 8th grade at Rock Lake Middle School. She enjoys the theatre and it is really her main passion. My youngest sister, Ava, is a 7th grader who has many talents including the piano and ballet. My mom works part time as a substitute teacher, and when she’s not doing that, she is doing the hardest job of all, motherhood. My dad is the company manager of international food wholesales company that ships food around the world. Every month he has to head to Antigua, where the company is stationed, and work down there around 2 weeks which can be hard, but I know he has to do it to support us. Some of my favorite activities include, playing lacrosse, weightlifting, playing my guitar, and hanging with friends. I have been playing guitar for around 7 years and it’s definitely my favorite instrument. I never really took lessons but I always love to teach myself new music. When it comes to being a foreign exchange student, I guess I really became interested when my neighbor adopted a student for themselves. He was from Spain and after we became good friends, I saw just how much fun he was having and I thought, wow, I want to have that same experience as well. And here I am. I guess my main hopes to accomplish would be to successfully be fluent in the language when I return. I can’t wait for the day I head over, because it will be a memory I will never forget. Until then, see you all later.

Jake- Outbound to Spain