Rossville High School - LARS Yearbook (Rossville, IN)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND (t £ V?Ma 'T L•C , 5 e 98V s jr vn5 w' (kp y.ss WV) ' vsr !4h v Swy1, HORNETS , ROSSVILLE STYLE Before I visited the United States as an exchange student I connected the word hornet with an ugly little insect, which is fortunately often seen in West Germany. Today I know better, and I would be glad to see those hornets in my home country, since I'm very proud of them. What does the word hornet mean to me? American teenagers act basically differ- ent from what German ones do. A hornet usually wears a smile on his face while walk- ing through the halls. A friendly Hello , Hi or How are you doing can be heard quite often. When I look at myself I see no smile, but signs of a bad mood on my face My head is usually turned down, and my eyes look at the floor. My thoughts are not where they should be, but somewhere far away. I takes me about 10 seconds to get out of my dream world and put my thoughts where they belong. Then I need 5 seconds more to realize that somebody said Hi to me, and 5 more seconds to attempt to respond. Finally, after 23 attempts, I was quick enough to respond to a How are you do- ing. I am ready to start the conversation, but the hornet is about finished. A Well, see you later or a Take it easy, buddy, bye can be heard after 10 seconds of talk- ing. I am confused, because I didn't get the chance to say anything. So back to my dream world. Another interesting thing I would like to talk about is the what have you — what can you effect. There are basically three things a guy can do to get the attention of other students (especially girls!): own an 85 Comoro, run the 100 M in under 12 sec- onds, or be good looking. I don't meet any of those requirements, and unfortunately this is also the case in Germany. Teenagers just look for good things they can see with their eyes, instead of taking the risk and searching the inside of a person to find good things. To be honest, I am guilty too, but isn't it easier to fall in love with a Marilyn Monroe than a 200 pound school girl? What I basically would like to say is that I am very glad I made the decision to visit Ross- ville and be part of it for one whole year. I would like to thank my parents, Jim and Janilyn, for all their care and help. Thanks also to my sister, Julia, for being so patient and giving me all the good advice I needed. A special thanks to my brother, Jeff, who shared his room with me. I hope next year you will get more sleep, since there won't be anybody snoring all night long. We had a wonderful time together. Thank you to the Rossville Speech Team and all the other HORNETS I see every day in the halls. I love you all, and I would like to let you know that whenever you gave me a smile you made my day. To O+a PancK “ » O cfi r— c»u 1A yj Paper ty.Ueb (jJh t bed dak be a