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_______ 7_ Feature TI he CI ac I camas P rint WEdNEsdAy, ApRil 25, 2001 Germans experience American culture at Clackamas MAGGIE JIRASEK Feature Editor As part of an exchange pro gram, German students from Hanover have come to Clacka mas’ classrooms for three weeks, April 10-30, to experi ence American campus life. The exchange program with Berufsbildende Schule 5, a technical school located in Hanover, was first established two years ago and is the only official German exchange pro gram on campus. It gives Ameri can as ^vell as German students the opportunity to get to know one another’s culture. “I think this year's group is very outstanding,” said Ger man Instructor Dick Stones. “The. students that come over from Germany are very well pre pared. They know better than our students what they want to do concerning their future.” Every spring, a group of Ger man students along with two teachers come to Clackamas for three weeks. In the summer, American students go to Ger many where they stay for a month. “We had about six different teachers from Germany visiting Clackamas,” said Stones. “When we go over there, it’s usually just David Miller and me. This year, the German teachers are kind of like the students. One of them is 32 years old. A secretary here at Clackamas thought he was a stu- MAGGIE JIRASEK / Clackamas Print As part of an exchange program, Clackamas is hosting German students from Hanover for three weeks. The students will be touring the college as well as touring Oregon's countryside. In return, American students will be going to Germany in the summer. dent.” Teachers as well as students are enjoying the exchange program though some parts of American culture are hard to get used to for the German students. “People are very friendly to us. We like it here a lot but the food is not that easy tq get used to. It contains so much sugar and fat,” said Ernst Barkhoff, German teacher. According to Brian Petro, Ger man club president, having two German students live at his house is a good experience. “The German students are funny. I host two of them. Last week, we took them to Costco. They just walked in, stood there and stared at the ceiling thinking ‘oh my God, so much food’,” he said. “It was pretty hilarious. They wanted to buy milk and then they realized that it comes in a six-gallon con tainer.” Activities for the German stu dents are provided, including trips to Mount Hood, Multnomah Falls and the Co lumbia River. “We toured different depart ments of the college and we saw some of Oregon’s countryside,” said Barkhoff. “Every day we get to see something new.” Student teaches how to dance with beat MAGGIE JIRASEK Salsa, Rumba and the Tango, enjoys his work at Clackamas. “I like giving dance lessons. I teach people even if they A new Salsa class is being show up 30 minutes late, but I offered on campus every Friday don’t have the time to learn during spring term from 1 -2 p.m. their names,” Nunez said. giving students the opportu In his home country of Chile, nity to experience Latin Nunez, who started dancing at America’s beat in a special way. the age of eight, is a dance Rene Nunez, ESL student and champion. dancer, is teaching the class for “The music is in my blood. $6 an hour. My mother used to “People be a champion in can come Tango,” he said. "The music is in between 1- Patricia Dunn, 2 p.m., pay my blood. My an ESL student $6, and get who helps Nunez mother used to be one hour of promote his dance a champion in Salsa les lessons, enjoys his sons. It’s a class. Tango. Rgne Nunez very good “A lot of Dance teacher price since people don’t even usually know about this you pay up class but it’s a lot to $50 for of fun,” she said. Salsa lessons,” explained For more information about Nunez. the class, contact Spanish In Nunez, who studied various structor Irma Bjerre, x2381. dances in Chile including Feature Editor W Co/Me and îeel Thé be^T W MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print Rene Nunez(right), ESL student and dance teacher, shows David Miller, Spanish instructor, how to salsa dance. Salsa lessons are offered every Friday, 1-2 p.m., in the Gregory Forum.
