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Pert ‘% « aaa awe Foreign Students come to Unfamiliar Territory Walking down the hallway, you’d never figure out who was American and who was not. But NM and other high schools around the district had been bom- barded with unfamiliar faces that had come from as far away as Germany and Sweden. These students had traveled thousands of miles from home to study in an American high school and live with a typical American family fora year. Some of the students that had ventured to Texas in- cluded Antje Birkner and Elke Reichel from Germany, Jacob Porse and Tony Sunekaer from Denmark, and Marit Tangen from Norway. “Everything is more ex- pansive. It is a lot hotter, the school is different, the socie- Jacob Porse and Tony Sunekaer relax outside after school. Marit Tangen and Elke Reichel ‘ake some time after school to pose x the camera. ty is different, and the language is,” remarked Jacob Porse, comparing Texas to Denmark. Though the students came from different countries and families, they all agreed that their American family was like a second home. “My American family is very nice to me,” explained Tony Sunekaer. “I have a brother and sister over here and they all treat me like I was a part of their family.” “You had to contact a F.E.S. organization and they interviewed you and wrote an essay about yourself to become an exchange stu- dent,’” Marit Tangen explained. All the foreign exchange students viewed the U.S. as an exciting and different place. Danish Tony Sunekaer said, “I’ve liked it a lot. My friends in school are very nice to me, and the life over here is a lot more exciting.” Antje Birkner recuperates after swimming season where she was on the relay team that went to regionals. Student Life 21
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teen ent | jacob Porse takes a break f |. his daily routine. t ‘ee whiseg i, ; 7 as ° Me kee “ ah) eae ae ee ba rit a id be a . ame CUTE RSPR i a : : i ——— nein nae Why did yOu want to become a foreign exchange student? : One of m V teachers was a foreign ex- | change student in 1970, and she always told a | lot of good things about it. So I said to myself that I had to try it. I went over here and here I am. — Jacob Porse I wanted to experience a foreign country i! with a different culture than my home coun- | try. It gave me a good chance to learn English | better, meet new people, and see and do new | things. I have been curious about the U.S.A. — Marit Tangen I had visited the U.S. before and liked it a lot. When I then got the opportunity to become an exchange student, I took it also to try something new and different from my school in Denmark. It is a challenge. — Tony Sunekaer ie Foreign Exchange Students
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