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AMAYA TELLECHEA- ERORECA When Maria came to America it was not what she expected. She adds, “Money and a car are a need to have fun; in Colombia there is always a party or a dance.” Maria is prepared for the winter weather, although she has never seen snow. It is always cold in the Colombian suburb where she lives. Maria leaves a big family back home including two brothers and one sister ... She is staying with the Kenny Lenhardt family, a graduate of Alton High. When Maria returns to Colombia in June, she is planning to attend college. Amaya Tellechea-Eroreca is from Salamn-ca, Spain, a town of around 200,000. Her American family is the Miguel Raya family of Alton. She often refers to Racheal and Tony Raya as her sister and brother. In Spain, she lives with her parents and two brothers in a big flat on the new side of Salamnca. Amaya’s school is very different from AHS in that Amaya stays in the same room with the same students while the teachers move to each classroom. Everyone in school has his own partner whom he works with. Her school has no sports teams so when she came to her first football game, she said, “It was very different because football in my country is soccer.” Amaya hasn’t graduated from high school in her country yet. After she graduates here she will go back to Spain and attend college. She wants to attend Salamnca University and study classical languages. Amaya likes to listen to music, and her favorite group is Depeche Mode. Her favorite book is Lord of the Rings, and she enjoys going to the movie theater. She went sightseeing in St. Louis and especially liked the Arch. Amaya’s parents are very supportive of her coming to America. She was in the hospital while applying for the AFS program and her father filled out the papers while she answered the questions. Soon after she was accepted. Amaya misses her family very much and says her greatest problem is learning English, but she’s trying very hard to overcome that. PHOTOGRAPHS BY: THE ED RICE FAMILY, KAREN CONNER, LAUREN BURTON, AND AMY COOK. INFORMATIONAL BACKGROUND COURTESY OF THE REDBIRD WORD REPORTERS: KAELA BERRY, DERRICK JACOBS, JENNIFER HARPOLE. REBECCA PLUNK, KATHY ARNOLD AND TODD THOMAS. with host family, (he Rayas Exchange Students 1 1 Santa visits the area exchange students at the Kenny lenhardt home over the Christmas Holidays Maria with Lenhardt family dog f A may a in the “AHS PIT' before school
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