In 1980s suburban New York, a teenage girl becomes infatuated with a charismatic Spanish exchange student staying with her family, even as he romances several girls in her class and challenges her ideas of love.
Sunny, a whiz in both Pre-Med and Film, makes a video diary for her mother of her first year at Sacred Heart. She follows herself, Howie, Katie, Ed, and Denise and they learn the ropes at the hospital.