Chapter 11 Summary

Emilia and Magda board a plane for the United States along with several other exchange students. They have received letters from their American families welcoming them and wishing them happy travels. They leave their little airport with farewells from all of the Uruguayan families who have come to the airport to say goodbye. Their first view of New York City awes them. It isn't until they leave the city and are in the countryside that they relax and started talking again.

The students arrive at a small stone church where Emilia takes her leave of Magda and heads south on a bus to New York. Magda heads north to Michigan. Their American families meet them shortly after their arrival. Magda feels fortunate to get a very loving "mother" and "father." Magda enjoys the freedom her American family allows her. Her American sister, Janet...