Anchor Bay High School - Anchor Yearbook (New Baltimore, MI)

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Seven Different Cultures Meet Together at A.B.H.S. Monika Bengtsson is 19 in a family of seven from Stock- holm, Sweden. She is not sure whether she likes the United States yet however she says it has been an experience indeed. To her it is very different and awfully cold here. For one example, here the food is different and is fried or is not very nutritional usually. The school is different because here you have a choice of classes. She likes Anchor Bay because there are many good teachers. The aspects she dislikes are having to have a pass to go anywhere, no smoking lounge, everything being so locked up, and the fact that the students have nothing to say about the way things are working out. Monika's hobbies are playing the guitar, sailing and all kinds of other outdoor activities. She's in choir and ensem- ble here at Anchor Bay. She likes classical music as well as folk, disco and easy rock. A foreign exchange is someone who visits our country from a foreign country. They stay for a school year. Their purpose is to learn our language customs, and ways of life. When every student leaves to return home, we hope they are going with a full understanding of the U.S. and its people, seh- Tom Lonnroth is from a family of four in Finland and is eighteen. He likes the United States because there are many new experiences offered to him. We asked Tom how he felt were the ways in which the U.S. differed from Finland he said the people are nicer and always ready to help but peo- ple depend too much on cars here, sex isn't as open here, guys pay for a girl on a date here, people eat and watch T.V. here more. He likes Anchor Bay because of the many activities and the different methods of teaching the teachers use. He dis- likes Anchor Bay because there are no breaks between classes, he can't go outside, and it feels like he's in a jail. Tom's Hobbies are photography, soccer, ice hockey and volleyball. The food is basically the same here as it is in Finland except there is a lot of junk food here. He likes big hamburg- ers here like a Big Mac. Tom likes listening to Fleetwood Mac, Chicago, Foreigner, Queen, E.L.O., and mostly mellow rock.

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Monica Pinto is from a family of six in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has lived there for fifteen years and has come over to the United States, in which she enjoys immensely. Monica likes Anchor Bay especially because of the teach- ers and classes. A few things she doesn't like about Anchor Bay, is that the girls gossip too much she says and some- times the food is not to her taste. For enjoyment she dances and teaches ballet, she even joined the Spanish Club and she likes any type of music. Veronica Varela is from Chile. Veronica enjoys swimming, reading and sleeping. She likes most all types of music and likes her American mother's cooking. Veronica is an active member in the Spanish Club. She feels this school is easier than the school in Chile. In Chile she has 13 classes a year, but most of the time she likes our school system. The people in Chile are more romantic, the U.S. people are always think- ing about money. But all things considered she says, this year is one of her best, shwill'always treasure and never for- get Anchor Bay. 98 5... nu-u Thomas Eutebach is 17 years old and he comes from Cologne, Germany. He feels there are many impressive things to see here and that the U.S. is big and has many places, unlike Germany. The U.S. has more quantity than quality in his eyes. The only objection to our food is that most of it is canned or frozen. As far as school goes he enjoys having a choice of classes, but does not necessarily agree with the security and regula- tions. Other than that the school rates as O.K. During his stay here at Anchor Bay. Thomas is on the bas- ketball team and chess club. He enjoys wind surfing and lis- tens to a certain music, depending upon what mood he's in. This has been a big experience for me replies Tom.