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Foreign Students Miss Family Most

N was home for one year to German
M school days very different. " In Germany, but I felt I had difficulty in finding true
foreign exchange students Heike
we went to school from 8:00 in the morning friends."
Meyer-Deering and Thorsten Schup -
However, several advantages made all
penhauer. to 1 :15 in the afternoon; we eat lunch at these problems and surprises worthwhile.
home . Also, we stayed the whole day with
Both had to make adjustments the same people in the same room; the For one thing, they both learned to '5peak
between their homes and the U.S. The teachers move." better English . Also, they had the chance
biggest one was getting along without their Social adjustments were just as to see another country, the U.S . Meyer-
families. "I missed most my family and all difficult as scholastic ones . Meyer-Deering, Deering visited Michigan over " Thanksg iv-
my friends, " stated Meyer-Deering. from Neumunster in northern Germany, ing" with the Greens, the family she stayed
Although loneliness was a problem, observed that " many students have their with.
school was something else quite different. own cars . In Germany, we come by bus, Though this was a good learning
" The easiest part of school for me was by foot, or by bicycle to school." experience, both of them must retake their
physics, but my English class was very In addition, she found it hard to make junior years when they return to Germany .
difficult," Schuppenhauer said . real friends. "Many people talked to me
He also found the structure of the and it was easy for me to talk with them,

Deb Bridgewater
Chad Brocker
Stephanie Brownfield
Seth Brutto
Bryan Bulling
Susie Bullock
Mike Bumgardner

Kris Burger
Kathleen Burke
Mike Burrows
Karen Cacioppo
Jeff Cahill
Mark canada
Nicholas Caniglia

Mark caple
Lori carroll
Sally Cate
John Chalupnik
Randy Chard
Kevin Chavez
Cheryl Chipman

Jonas Christiansen
Kelly Ciochon
Rhonda Coale
Laurie Coleman
Steve Colgan
Carlton Connor
Doug Corey

Joey Cox
Tom Cox
Ed Cromer
Brandon Cruz
Tammy Cullinane
Kristine Custer
Joe Daffer

Julie Dagerman
David Dalton
Cory Danielson
Christine Davids
Bryan Davis
Michael Davis
Patrick Davis

1 04 Freshmen/Foreign Exchange