Exchange Student Andres Mendez Perez Presented at May 25 Rotary Luncheon

At the May 25 Rotary Luncheon, one of our inbound exchange students Andres Mendez Perez presented to the club on his home in Mexico and his experiences while being hosted by the Tunkhannock Rotary Club.

 

Andres is from Navojoa, Sonora which is 6 hrs. from the US border. The population is approximately 150,000 and the weather is hot.

 

He has 2 brothers, 1 brother was an exchange student in Thailand 2 yrs ago and is now a student in Guadalajara, Mexico. His little brother Adrian is in middle school.  His dad owns a funeral home and is an architect and his mother has a gift shop.  While Andres has been here in Tunkhannock, his family in Mexico hosted a female exchange student from Italy.

 

Andres discussed various Mexican holidays including the Day of the Dead, which he contrasted with our Halloween that he got to experience last Oct. He also described some of the national dishes of Mexico.

 

He finished by detailing all his experiences during his time in the U.S. including his knee injury and having to be pushed around Washington D.C. by fellow exchange student Stefano Sica on the exchange student trip to D.C. He is looking forward to the Across the U.S. trip this summer.

 

Andres then said that he has had a great time during his exchange and thanked the Club for hosting him in Tunkhannock. He is also grateful for all the new friendships he has made during his stay.

 

Andres Mendez Perez