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Fall 2018, a rainy Sunday morning by the end of August, I was leaving my hometown, my family, my culture and my comfort zone, to start a new and challenging journey in my life, into the unknown. Everything was different by the time I put my frozen and full of questions body on That huge plane, but only one thing was comforting myself "USA is your dream since forever Bruno", I was full of questions because I was flying out of my country, to a different state not say different states, up to dive into the unknown; A city called "Marquette in Michigan?" I never heard about Marquette before, only after I received the congratulations letter from the US embassy, saying that my application was accepted and i Won the scholarship for one semester as an exchange student. Monday 5:00AM first stop Atlanta, butterflies in my stomach, goosebumps, happiness, homesickness and drama a mix of feelings I got, I just landed in USA, I can't believe I made it, after projecting myself in the mirror for several years pretending I was receiving my Oscar awards for the best actor, finally I made it, I just thought "Obama I'm here"... but happiness don't last forever, I've missed my flight to Minneapolis, which I had to connect to Chicago, then from Chicago finally to Marquette;, Exactly, is an exhausting, frustrating and long trip, but after harder gymnastics and mind strength I made it to my final destination, "Marquette airport", concretely my final destination was Northern Michigan University were I was going to spend the rest of my semester, honestly my final destination was Ceder west my dorm Hall, fortunately I was warmly received by lovely and exciting people, Lila and Robin, the international students advisors, I felt safe and sound when they said "welcome home Mr.Amilcar" I felt it, the words sink in, I was at home, my heart was relieved and Happy! After a week stablished in NMU, summer was finally ending with August, Fall was starting, the beautiful autumn colors in Marquette are the best, the cookies and Starbucks coffee smell in the halls, students organizations seeking for joiners, students running through the hallways( hectic but beautiful people's race). The classes really started, I was panickig and excited at the same time, but at the end of September I was into the classes and everything was working beautifully for myself... In the middle of September my curiosity lead me to my first acting try out ever, hopefully I got the call back, and I got the roll in one of the best shows in Forest Robert theater, fringe festival sould out all the tickets and was able to raise funds...The show, just showed me that I'm capable of everything and I can go far... more adventures were happening over the semester, friendships starting and breaking, American Life experience amazingly beautiful, I even fall in love and genuinely it was reciprocate... but there's one thing in this journey that made me realize why Marquette is the magical unknown place, that made me think that everything happens for a reason, if the universe lead me to the unknown and my unknown was meant to be Marquette is because the nature was about to show me how grateful I was to be chosen to explore the cliffs, lakes,the rocks and beautiful points in MQ, However, they say "Once you experience the magical Northern lights in Marquette the Lake superior will show you his memory" hopefully I've seen the northern lights, it was a Friday snowing night, it was a bless, magical...A day before I left Marquette, I walked to lake Superior for the last time, I could notice something beautiful, the northern lights power, Marquette Michigan is the only place on earth Where the north wind meets the sea and the wind as different voices, I could hear the wind verbalizing the voice of my late father saying "Come, my darling, homeward bound When all is lost, then all is found" he knew I was sad, I was in pieces, because Michigan is my home, is where my heart and aspirations live, I can proudly say into the unknown I found it all.