Edison High School - Torch Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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I A year spent in a foreign counlry can change anyone's life and mine was no exceplion. I was informed in June lhal in Iwo weeks I would leave lor Sweden and lhings began 'ro happen. I crammed a new language inlo my head, and my new life began. School was dif- lerenl and The days very long. There were few aclivilies al school, only sludying. I spenl my leisure lime in hilcing and sailing. ll' was an experimenl' in living l'll never forgel. I was forlunale 'ro be able 'ro Travel and 'ro learn whal I did. I 'L ..... yyyy eeyy est! IV' g . ik V? Q X ' I R WW ll ll ll ll 49 in . . Top Lefl' A new experience for Joe Barfleh' was cafching crayfish wirh ners. Top Righh Enloying a day on Joe's family boaf are +he Fearsome Three some Bengl Joe and Anders Above Upon arrival Joe found his new home lo be large and comforfable. Foreign Exchange 0 29

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Values are placed on dillerenl Things in Lalin America. l lived wilh live sislers, lour brolhers, and new parenls for lhirleen monlhs, and found lhal' my family was lhe mosl imporlanl parl ol: my life. 'lucuman is an old cily in Argen- lina, and very conservalive. l had 'ro change my habils draslically. No slaclcs or balhing suils were allowed. School was casual and enioyable. There was a relaxed almosphere in classes, and lacls were laughl lo apply lo everyday life. l found no sludenl unresl. lvlosl were complelely obedienl and loyal lo Their elders. The people were friendly and always ready To make me happy. I'Il remember wine, guilars, and a peaceful, leisurely life full ol memories. gn x Picfureds Home affer a year in Argenlina. Ginger Heller is reminded of her iourney by slides. serapes, and scenic poslers from 'rhal counlry 28 0 Foreign Exchange

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,fl Through travel vve hroughf appreciafioni of foreign culfures closer fo our school. We fools crash courses in a language and found ourselves parf of a new family for six weelcs. We fraveled exfensively fo learn aboul' hisfory and ac- 'lually see hisforical landmarks. We learned. however, fhaf foreign counfries are nof so differenf as we fhinlc. We were surprised fo freguenfly encounfer cusfoms and ideas fhaf we fhoughf were originally from our own counfry. Through 'l'he Experimenf in lnfernafional Living Program we had fhe opporfunify fo live in differenl' surround- ings and learn abouf ourselves. 30 0 Experimenfers -v:w 'Q?Y mag .- Top: While discussing fheir summer experiences, Danny McAdams, who visifed Ceylon, demon- sfrafes a hash smolcer fo Lore Blaclcsfoclc, who spenf The summer in lfaly. Above: Wifh her Cosfa Rican mofher and friends Sharon Sumpfer malces crepe paper flowers for decorafions. 'Above Leffzln Germany Richard Todd came up wifh four younger brofhers fo enliven his sfay wifh his foreign parenfs.