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8 November Features encounter culture All photos by Malia Chong Kyara Keller , L exi W elp & M ary W ood P a rm a , Staff Reporters Four female exchange students are experiencing American culture while attending West Linn. They are all looking forward to trying new things and learning more about the country during their stays. < < <Miles away from West Linn Parma, Italy: About 5 , 8 5 9 miles Oslo, Norway: About 4 , 7 4 9 miles Yokohama, Japan: About 4 , 8 7 3 miles Virum, Denmark: About 5 , 0 3 3 miles The parts of American culture she’s picked up: imily: the Van "Nothing!" Alderwerelts Differences between Grade: junior hom e and A m erica: Family: Mother, father "Flere everyone talks and a younger sister with you and every Favorite music: "Every thing is cheaper." thing" Something she wants Biggest fear aboutbeing to try during her stay: an exchange student: "I "I would like to try ev must do everything fr p erything that is really American." myself." Susanna Taylor < < cHours ahead of West Linn Parma, Italy: 9 hours Oslo, Norway: 9 hours Yokohama, Japan: 1 6 hours Virum, Denmark: 9 hours Michelangelo Leif Yoko Hans Susanna Taylor N orw ay Buonarroti Erikson Ono Christian Andersen < < National dish Italy: PÎZ Z â Norway: (a fish dish) Japan: Denmark: P o rk TOäSt Lutefisk Slislli Hom etown: Yokoha ma, Japan Host family: the Ffunt- ers Grade: junior Family: Mother, father and two older broth ers Favorite music: Flip- hop B ig g e st fe a r ab ou t b ein g an exch an g e student: "My English skills." The parts of American Futbol (soccer) Skiing (both Nordic and Alpine) SllHIO Futbol culture she’s picked up: silly expressions an words I ve never used before." D ifferences betw een home and America: "In mycoun a lot smal the cars, the schools, ev erything!" Som ething she,w att *1 to try during her stay: "There are a lot of good concerts here, so I hope to catch a few of them." Wrestling (soccer) culture she’s picked up: "Music, sports (ten nis and football) and shopping." Differences between home and America: "M ost h ig h sch o o l students don't have a driver's license in Japan." ? f . Something she wants to try during her stay: G o in g sn o w b o a rd ing and going to the coast. Ayako Tabeya Japan Kristine Eberhard < < National sport Italy: Norway: Japan: Denmark: Hometown: Oslo, Nor way H o s t f a m i l y : th e Scheids Grade: senior Family: Mother, father, an older brother and a younger sister Favorite music: Mostly rock Biggest fear about being an exchange student: ‘ Missing m y family, and bein g accep ted even though I come from a different culture." The parts of American Ayako Tabeya < < <Famous people from... itaiy: Norway: Japan: Denmark: Kyara Keller Italy Kristine Eberhard D enm ark Hometown: Virum, Den mark Host Family: the Ness' Grade: junior Family: Parents, step father and a younger brother Favorite music: "I usually just turn on the radio to listen to rock and pop." Biggest fear about being an exchange student: "Conflicts with my host family and being alone in the school." The parts of American culture she’s picked up: "I have definitely changed my daily life. The way people live here can’t be compared to my life in Denmark at all." Differences between home and A m erica: "Sports and schools are separated in Denmark." Something she wants to try during her stay: "I just hope to have the time of my life and to experience the American culture with its p eop M -W
