I’m Manuel Careaga and I’m from Mexico! I’m 16 years old. There are 5 members in my family — my mom, dad, 2 sisters, and me.  My sisters are 28 and 30 years old.

I go to St. Francis de Sales. I like to do all kind of sports and I like to play the saxophone. I really like meeting new people and making friends. I wanted to go on an exchange year because I wanted to experience living somewhere else and learn their traditions, school system, sports, and social skills in another language and country. In my exchange year I’ve enjoyed all the experiences I had and all the people I’ve met from the U.S. and from around the world.

When I go back home I’ll be a senior at Colegio Guasave and then I would like to study Political Science in Mexico.