“Salut,” I say to Marie, my new host sister, as she pushes open the glass door to her home. She shrieks in terror, surprised to see me in her house, and I tell her “Je suis ta nouvelle soeur d’accueille!” (I’m your new host sister). Remembering who I am, she quickly runs over to hug me. Marie enthusiastically welcomes me into her home by inviting me to play a game of monopoly, that was still set up from...

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