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
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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