Sandy High School - Mee Ma Yearbook (Sandy, OR)

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International Flavor Hits $andy FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS included More Jon Schpper from rhe Nerherloods, Horufco Inoue from Jopon, Gusrof Mulder from Span. Doris Meyer from Swirzerbnd, ond Luts Miguel Quinrono ond EmJio Duron Rodriguez borh from Spoin. Nor p crured ore Pomdo Smgnono ond Jurgen Ebenhog borh from Wesr Germony, ond Jose Gezo ond Jose Tomos Goroo borh from Spoin How would you feel being o foreign exchange srudenr? Excired? Scored? Nervous? Curious? Ten foreign exchange srudenrs found rheir woy ro Sandy High during rhe school year. From Spain came Gusrof Mulder, Miguel Quinrono, Emilio Rodriguez, Jose Gezo and Tomos Garcio. Porricio Srrignono ond Jurgen Ebenhog come from Wesr Germony. Orher exchange srudenrs included More-Jon Schipper from Holland. Horuko Inoue from Jopon, ond Doris Meyer from Switzerland. These ren srudenrs were brove enough ro rake o srep inro o rorally new culrure — rhe Unired Srares! Eoch exchange srudenr hod much ro soy when responding ro American’s quesrions. When asked Whar is one rhing rhor is differenr abour America compared ro your home counrry rhor you like?'', Schipper replied, I like rhe sporrs here like soccer ond rennis. I also like rhe chocolore chip cookies! Quinrono said rhor rhe people ore open ond 'friendly in America. Some of rhe foreign srudenrs’ fovorire Americon foods induded sreok, pizza, peonur burrer. Dr. Pepper, hamburgers ond donurs. When asked whor rheir leosr fovorire Americon food was, most of rhe foreign srudenrs ogreed rhor ir was burriros ond races Americon? For on exchange srudenr, one of rhe mosr-asked quesrions wos, Whor ore some of rhe major differences between Americon school ond your own school? Inoue said rhor some of rhe differences were rhor rhe Japanese school hos no make-up, no perms; rhey hove uniforms ond rhey ore old ond srricr ’’ The school here is easier bur srricrer,’’ onswered Ebenhog. When asked Whor do you miss obour your home counrry?”, Quinrono replied, My girlfriend, motorcycle ond dog. Rodriguez responded, Friends! I encouroge everyone ro rrovel ro a differenr counrry, advised Meyer You learn o lor, meer people ond experience o differenr culrure. 18—foreign exchange

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Baker Shares Indian Experiences Dear Mrs. Harr, Well, congrorulorions on rhe budger!! (Dill Waugh thinks some officials were paid off.) I'm glad ro hear rhor ir finally wenr through. From all occounrs, Supr. Hearon seems ro be making many changes or SUHS. I understand rhar nor all of rhe changes ore populor There was a big commotion in rhe compound last nighr. Monoj was shooting marbles when he saw a green Mamba snake slither under a rock. A general search- and-desrroy wos organized and eventually they caught it. Ugly sucker The weather here is absolutely fantastic. Eighty-two degrees, low humidity — parodise, in short. Ir really couldn’t be better. You know what they say about rhe best laid plans of mice and men. Believe ir or nor. I've only got another three months of school. It's true, by about March 7th, I'll be starring my five-month vacation. The rest of rhe students will start finol exams on March 7th, bur since I won't be going ro those, my vocation'll start March 7rh. Sheeesh!!! My classes now are: Hindi. Economics, History, English, Socidogy and Kannada. They're so easy. Academically, I'm nor getting much our of this yeor Dur I certainly hove leorned a tremendous amount of Indian culture AH things considered, ir would be best for me ro retake my junior year. I’m nor particularly happy about having ro do so, bur I think ir would be ro my benefit. Oh, well, we'll worry about rhor when I come back. I’m watching on interesting spectacle now. Encephalitis is going around so rhe governments slaughtering all rhe wild pigs Someone's trying ro catch this gigonric sow. She's (rhe sow) making a lor of noise. Sounds like o bit of hell. Well, I've got ro go now. We're going ro a Hindi movie now. Hove a Merry Chrisrimos 6 a Happy New Year!! Sincerely yours. Arne Daker Wilson Spends Year How would you feel if you left your family and friends for a whole year? Well, Krissie Wilson did just that She spent her entire junior year in Brazil learning other cultures and meeting other people. Krissie lived in Londrino Parana, on area with only five other Americans. She leorned rhe Portugese language in just three months, quire an accomplishment for such a difficult language. Brazilian schods were different for Krissie. First, they were open, meaning rhar no walls separated rhe rooms. School was held three rimes a day, and students could choose which rime they wanted ro orrend. Students in first grade through high schod could go either from 7:30 om ro 12:30 pm, or from 2pm ro 6 pm. High schoolers rhor worked during rhe day could go ro schod from 7 pm ro 11 pm. People in Brazil are really friendly and open-minded according ro Krissie. They are also sociable people No drinking age exists. In Brazil so after school many students go into rhe bars ro drink and socialize with their friends. Krissie commented rhar rhe people in Brazil seemed much happier than Americans. She said they hove no fear of nuclear war there. She also noted rhor there ore people in Brazil who are either very rich or very poor. She said rhor rhe families are very close and coring. Brazilian food is heavy — they have rice and beans every night and after they ear, everyone sleeps for a couple of hours. Brazilians have tors of borbeques and they mostly borbeque steak. Krissie was able ro travel o tor while in Brazil. She visited both Argentina and Paraguay. Krissie odjusred well after she found our rhar there were dentists in Brazil. She rook 15 toothbrushes with her because she thought they had no dentists. When she got there, she discovered rhar her host mother was a dentist.