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Nana Yeboah falls to the ground laughing and dropping his...

Nana Yeboah falls to the ground laughing and dropping his cards after losing a round in Spoons during a break at the winter retreat for his church's youth group in Vicksburg, Mich., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Nana, a high school exchange student from Ghana

Life is quiet on the outskirts of Sunyani, Ghana, with small gardens and a...

Angie Sexton laughs with Nana Yeboah as they sit on...

Angie Sexton laughs with Nana Yeboah as they sit on the couch and watch T.V. while Yeboah looks over his book on guitars at their home in Spring Arbor, Mich., on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. The Sexton family is hosting Yeboah, who is an exchange student from

Nana Yeboah, who is listening to elections in Ghana via...

Belle Sexton, left, Nana Yeboah, center, Caleb Sexton, right, and...

Belle Sexton, left, Nana Yeboah, center, Caleb Sexton, right, and Angie Sexton sit down for breakfast before school and work at their home in Spring Arbor, Mich., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (Emily Mesner | Mlive.com)

Chris Crisenbery teaches Nana Yeboah how to tie a tie...

Chris Crisenbery teaches Nana Yeboah how to tie a tie at his house in Spring Arbor, Mich., before the Jackson High School prom on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Crisenbery, the dad of Yeboah's prom date, asked if he wanted to learn or just wanted it tied and Y

Nana Yeboah, center, greets friends before the senior prom at...

Nana Yeboah, center, greets friends before the senior prom at Jackson High School in Jackson, Mich., on Saturday, April 22, 2017. (Emily Mesner | Mlive.com)

Nana Yeboah dances with his prom date, Sara Crisenbery, during...

Nana Yeboah dances with his prom date, Sara Crisenbery, during the Jackson High School prom in Jackson, Mich., on Saturday, April 22, 2017. (Emily Mesner | Mlive.com)

While at their home in Spring Arbor, Mich., Angie and...

While at their home in Spring Arbor, Mich., Angie and Chris Sexton look at photographs and videos on their phone on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, of Nana Yeboah participating in a snowball fight while on a trip up north with the family. They are hosting Yeboah, a

Nana Yeboah participates in a debate with Brazilian exchange student,...

Caleb Sexton, left, watches a replay of a Chelsea goal...

Caleb Sexton, left, watches a replay of a Chelsea goal on T.V. while Nana Yeboah cheers, running up to him, at their home in Spring, Arbor, Mich., on Monday, March 13, 2017, during the FA Cup Quarter-final soccer match between Manchester United and Chelse

Nana Yeboah talks with his sister, Gloria, who lives in...

Nana Yeboah talks with his sister, Gloria, who lives in Ghana, Africa, via WhatsApp while at his home in Spring Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Yeboah frequently faces connection problems which frustrates him and results in lack of calls to fami

Nana Yeboah, third from left, shares stories of his schooling...

Nana Yeboah, third from left, shares stories of his schooling in Ghana, Africa as exchange students from Uganda and Pakistan, as well as Chris Sexton, left, who is hosting Yeboah, listen during an international student day in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Friday,

Caleb Sexton, right, watches and listens as Nana Yeboah practices...

Caleb Sexton, right, watches and listens as Nana Yeboah practices the guitar while at their grandmother's house in Allen Park, Mich., on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (Emily Mesner | Mlive.com)

Nana Yeboah, center, talks with Caleb Sexton, not pictured, as...

Nana Yeboah, who is listening to elections in Ghana via a broadcast, talks with Caleb Sexton, not pictured, as he and Belle Sexton do homework before dinner at their home in Spring Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. The elections in Ghana, Africa o

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