Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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 Many surprising things happened to me when I went to New Zealand on the one year program through A.F.S. When I First arrived, I was very homesick, but I got into the swing of things as soon as school started. I met many new friends as well as an AFS’er from Springfield, Ohio. I also went to a lot of balls (dances). One such ball, the Edgccumbc Ball, was marred by a bomb threat. The country was very beautiful; however, it had only one highway, called the Motorway, two T.V. channels, and few F.M. radio stations. I also visited my places. Most frequent of my travels was the city of Kataia. 1 also visited Tauranga, Tarawera Falls, and climbed Mount Ngaurahoe (228ft). I really enjoyed my stay in New Zealand. I will never forget the Kiwis I picked, and the friends I made ’ Tracy M«»er ”1 visited Belgium, West Germany, Austria, Italy, Swizterland. and France. In general, most of the people I met were very friendly and helpful.I went to Europe to visit my brother and his family stationed with NATO in Belgium. My overall impression of Europe was that it was exciting and romantic to be in the places I’ve heard about since I was young. Europe is very impressive. Ms Cynthia Warren Here, Craig Rich poses with AfS brother Federico, sister Arianna and friends Craig enjoyed Italy and would love to hve there

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• Closing the gap We explore other worlds Four of us -Cynthia Warren, Tracy Miller, Laurel Howe, and Craig Rich- prove their willingness to challenge the world by venturing abroad. Their travels provided them with unique experiences and us with a better understanding of life outside Ashtabula. “I really liked Turkey, but I would not want to live there. The country is really arid and mountainous. It was really interesting learning a little of their language and their culture. They did not even drink water out of faucets; they had to buy it in bottles. ’’The people were mostly pushy, and they did not bathe as we do. Thai’s partly because they were in a major drought when I was there. There’s always someone trying to sell you something. ’’I visited Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir - Ephesis. and Germany. Mostly I stayed in Ankara with my brother. ”1 really enjoyed my trip to Turkey and I would love to go back. It was great experience, and I wished I could have stayed longer. I also thought from what I saw of Germany that it was absolutely beautiful, especially the Rhine River Valley.” laurel Howe ’’When we arrived in Italy, everyone was screaming and clapping. When I first met my family, I was very nervous. ”1 stayed in Milan and visited Como. Pavia. Sardinia, Switzerland (Lugana), Ccrvinia (Italian Alps), Bergamo, and Invcrigo. ’’I really enjoyed my experience. I’ll never forget all the places I saw and all the people I met. Hopefully I can return to Italy in the future- I miss it a lot.” Q g Rich Centered within one of Istanbul's largest market places. Laurel Howe bargans for souvenirs laurel found Europe to be quite exotng Looking very European, Ms Warren stands n front of the I'Arc de Tnomphe in Pans Ms Warren found Parrs and Eu-rooe very romantic places 10 AMERICANS ABROAD

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Giving horsemanship lessons is hots Raquel Rashid earns a Mlk extra mooes to pay lor some of her ossn expenses Raquel gave private riding, grooming and shosvmanship lessons The marquee at the Cinema Center is beng changed by jun x Tom Surbela On Thursday evenings, after closing, the marque had to be changed to reveal the week's new movies With a look of surprise on her face, Wendee Heinly is enjoying a day of work at Burger King Wendee also needed to have a part-time job to help pay for some senior ex pences. 12 JOBS