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LEX American Intern: Brittany

LEX American Intern: Brittany Introduction and First Impressions:  On LEX Hippo, and living in 日本 for a week Greetings and Salutations, my full name is Brittany Esther Gautier, but you can call me び [/bi/: BEE], or Brit, or びじ[BEE-GEE], or my official title Japanese resident registration ぶりとに[literally, "bu-RI-to-ni], or Britney Spears, or Brit-Brit, or ぶりぶり, or Estee. Or like a few of my previous Spanish speaking co-workers you can just call me Shakira. I am a year-long intern for LEX Hippo America. I speak English, understand a good amount of Spanish, and am focusing on learning Portuguese, and Japanese. I'm so excited to have been chosen for this wonderful program, and I'm overwhelmingly grateful for this opportunity to travel, learn, and expand my worldview in such an authentic and meaningful way. Background As I said before, I'm Brittany. I'm 22 years old, but on October 8th, I will be 23. Soy de Estados Unidos en California. Mi familia se com

Meet Mocosa!

コニチワ! Hola! About myself : Je m'appelle Stephanie Juarez from the state of Oregon, Eastern Oregon. Oregon is known for being green and being home of the Nike shoe as it was created there.   My family consist of my mother, Eva. My sister, Mayra, who is 18 and attends Oregon State University. My sister, Fernanda, who is in middle school. My brother, Fernando, who is a second grader. My baby brother, Maurisio, who is going to turn 4 in 2 days! And myself. Soy la mayor de los cinco. I am bilingual in Spanish and English, but am very interested in learning other languages.  Je suis vingt-deux, 21. Je suis Américain et Mexicain. I was involved with 4-H in high school and still volunteer on my free time. Some of my hobbies include reading, sleeping, listening to music, playing a card game called Magic: The Gathering, and asking Como se dice…? To learn new words in different languages. Estoy bien afortunada en poder estar en Japon como internada. I hope to