Eastside High School - Easterner Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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Hi, I'm one of the three exchange students who went to Eastside High School during 1987-88. My name is Anneli Morling and I'm from a suburb outside Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. A couple of days after my arrival I went with Tara to her volleyball practice. It seemed to be a lot of fun, so the next day I joined the team. They placed me in Varsity and Miss Getts became my coach. Thanks to volleyball I met my first new friends, who meant a lot to me. I had a lot of fun with the volleyball team and I'm really glad I got involved so soon after my arrival, it helped me a lot. School started. In the beginning it was hard to understand everything the teacher and friends said, so most of the time 1 sat quiet. But already after a few months it was much easier to understand and I started to talk more. The school days were very different from the ones I was used to in Sweden. We don't have the same schedule every day. Our periods were just 40 minutes and there was were 10 minute breaks between the periods. We also had one hour for lunch, so we had time to go out to eat, and maybe go shopping for a while. The winter came and volleyball ended. The winter was long and cold, it seemed like it would never end. But at last the spring was here, it started to become warmer outside and everyone seemed to be happier. I became the manager for the Girls Varsity Track, which was a lot of fun. During the spring I was also involved in the spring musical The Wizard of Oz.” I was one of the spirits, and also helped with the make up. I really had a good time. After the musical was over, I went with the school to Washington D.C. for a few days. Our schedule was packed with things we were going to see. The Washington D.C. trip is really one of the things I'm going to remember forever. The school year has gone very fast, and Graduation is now only a week ahead of me. And that makes me realize that my exchange year is almost over. It has been very exciting, interesting, and I have learned a lot, more than I ever hoped to do. I want to thank all my teachers for the help and support they gave me during the year and the school administration for flying the Swedish flag during the year. I have really appreciated every- thing. And a special thanks to my family Deb r Greg Whitlock and Tawnya Tara Patterson for making my exchange year possible. I'm going to miss you all. Love ya, Anneli Norling Student Life