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Partici pating in the foreign language dinner is senior
exchange student Pierre Thiry

.. We're Part of the Group'

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xchange student . . . a large decisior.~! exchange students were exposed to. Eur-
Spend a whole year far away from opean schools do miss sports teams,
one's family and friends, leave one's cheerleaders and pep rallies. Over there,
habits to enter into the unknown might look clubs are the usual place where people
very scary. and it was. However, months in practice sports. The school spirit in Europe
Nebraska and particularly here were interest- is therefore less expressed, but the fact that
ing and fun. students spend the whole year in a class with
Indeed, the Midwest people gave us a the same friends develop better class-
really good reception. Host families consider surroundings.
us as their own children and gave the Generally, American schools are not so
opportunity to discover the American way of hard academically. American students have
living, to meet people etc. Millard North is more free-time and most of them have the
a very, very enjoyable school. Teachers and ability to get a job which gives them an idea
students have good relations, in more fun of adult life and work.
surroundings. The school also organizes many However European teenagers don't
extra-activities such as clubs, dinners, trips accept a idea as fast as here but they defend
in foreign countries, meetings ... Since the their opinion better by discussing a subject
beginning, all students have been acting very more and arguing at a younger age.
friendly. They helped us to feel more Like everywhere in the world, people
comfortable every day. They called us , gave react the same way, feelings exist. and we
us rides to games, invited us to their homes thank everybody for having helped us to
and to parties. Students discussed seriously understand those differences.
and joked around with us. - Pierre Thiry ·
Enriching were the differences which

Phil Bossant
Nancy Bosse
Tyler Bowley
Robert Bowman
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Alan Breslow
Virginia Brophy

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Cheryl Brown
Martin Bruner
Marc Bryan
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Jackie Butterbaugh
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