nashik guillermo soler a first year mechanical engineering student from spain is among several students from various countries who have embraced india with open arms but sunday is expected to a emotional day for them as they would be performing indian dances at the district conference in dadasaheb gaikwad hall before bidding goodbye to their friends these students have been in the country since the last one year as part of the student exchange programme of the rotary group my host family is very good and i love them i learnt some marathi from them nashik is cooler than other indian cities it is less crowded as well people want to be my friends as they dont have many foreign pals here people are excited to see me and want to befriend me i feel like a star said guillermo who was hosted in nashik elizabeth miller a std xi science student from the us says she has developed a broader view of the world in her yearlong stint in india miller said she experienced more about life during her stay in india i didnt exactly miss my family as i talk to them everyday she said antoine bouysse found his stay in the country perfect and was happy that he could be a part of the diverse culture after being hosted by a hindu and a muslim family i am doing a project in science from jain international school ive to do selfstudy and tutorials in the library said antoine who plays the guitar loves garba and hums the song tujhe sab hai pata meri ma taare zameen par brazilian paula guerreiro maria initially found it difficult to adapt to the country but got used to it gradually she has even learned the mehendi art i used to find the food very spicy but now it is okay i enjoyed south indias tour the beaches there and love mehendi she said mary hall from the us said who was hosted in nagpur the streets in india are not very organised but finds nashik cleaner and less crowded mark planner spain a std xi science student who was in nagpur for a year said a part of him would always remain in india the way of thinking and the peoples behaviour here are very different from my country unlike spain people here are very religious indians are thoroughly kind mark said romane yilmaz from italy who was in amravati for a year learned yoga tabla and odissi dance she has purchased the necessary costume and would be performing odissi dance on sunday my host sister sent me some beautiful odissi jewellery from kolkata she said us national jessica young adapted the indian culture very easily she is fond of the colourful costumes saris bangles bindis extravagant indian weddings festivals food and the joint family system among other things i lost 30 pounds here i did it deliberately by dancing and taking proper care of my diet i purchased a lot