The Exchange Student
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Last published Tue, Aug 29, 2017
What would you do if you found yourself in a new country with a new culture and with a new language?
Follow Alejandro Madero as he explores a new world; as he finds love and fear, acceptance and rejection, grief and laughter, God and himself.
"No one knows my past, so I can be anybody in Austria. Actually, I can be who I always wanted to be: MYSELF! Have I lost myself in the expectations and labels people have put on me? I'm so scared to fail. I guess it is time to find out who I am; who I really am." - Alejandro Madero
This coming of age story is loosely based on the experiences exchanges students around the world have every year, and of course, experiences they hope to have experienced. So... This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
All rights reserved by Martin Reyes © 2017
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Tentative release dates:
Chapter 4 on 09/11/17
Chapter 5 on 09/25/17 ...
Looking forward for your feedback, votes, follows, and ideas for where you would like the story to go :)
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