Some of Our Friends from afar!!!
A . brief glimpse at three of our Foreign Exchange
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S ta y tu n e d f o r n e w s a b o u t C h a r lo tte v o n K r a u s e a n d L o u H o y e
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B y A s ia M illio n
B y C h o rto L L e v o n K ra u s e
A fo re ig n e x c h a n g e s tu d e n t fro m B e rlin ,
G e rm a n y h a s b e e n e n jo y in g m a n y th in g s
h e re a f te r h is re a lly lo n g tr ip to A m e ric a .
B ija n s to p p e d a fe w p la c e s to to u r a n d e n
jo y a fe w th in g s . H e s to p p e d in A m s te rd a m
a n d S e a ttle d u rin g h is p la n e tr ip fro m B e r
lin . W h e n h e a rriv e d in S e a ttle a n d sa w th e
n e x t a irp la n e th a t h e w o u ld fly o n , h e
th o u g h t th a t it w a s a b o x w ith ro o m to o n ly
s it e ig h t p a s s e n g e rs . T h is p la n e w o u ld tra v e l
a ll th e w a y to M e d fo rd .
A f te r a rriv in g
in M e d fo rd , h e d ro v e to E a g le P o in t a n d
s ta g e d th e r e a w e e k b e fo re m o v in g to B u tte
R e fin a , a ffe c tio n a te ly r e f e r r e d to a s
F in a , is a n e x c h a n g e s tu d e n t fro m In d o n e
s ia . S h e is 1 8 y e a rs o ld a n d a s e n io r in B u tte
F a lls H ig h S c h o o l. S h e w a n te d to c o m e to
A m e ric a b e c a u s e s h e w a n ts to k n o w a b o u t
th e c u ltu re a n d a b o u t g o in g to a n A m e ric a n
H ig h S c h o o l. S h e lo v e s tra v e llin g a n d w a n ts
to v is it a s m a n y p la c e s a s p o s s ib le . S h e
w a n ts to g o to c o lle g e in th e U n ite d S ta te s .
S h e h a s b e e n re c e n tly a c c e p te d in to Io w a
S ta te , w h ic h h a s m a d e h e r v e ry h a p p y ! T h is
e x c h a n g e p ro g ra m h a s b e e n a g o o d s te p
p in g s to n e to g e t in to a n A m e ric a n C o lle g e
a n d it w ill h e lp h e r to k n o w th e A m e ric a n
life .
T o c o m e h e re , F in a h a d to g o th ro u g h a n
in te rv ie w a n d to o k a te s t c a lle d th e S .L .E .P .
T e s t. I t is a te s t a b o u t k n o w le d g e in E n
g lis h a s w e ll a s a lis te n in g a n d c o m p re h e n
s io n te s t. S h e a ls o h a d to fill o u t lo ts o f
a p p lic a tio n fo rm s a n d h a d to g e t a v is a a n d
p a s s p o rt.
N o w s h e is in B u tte F a lls , s ta y in g w ith
th e S m ith fa m ily a n d s h e re a lly e n jo y s it.
S h e lo v e s g o in g to th e m o v ie s w ith frie n d s ,
s h o p p in g o r ju s t h a n g in g o u t. S h e a ls o e n
jo y s w a tc h in g T V , lis te n in g to th e ra d io o r
b ro w s in g o n th e in te rn e t in h e r s p a re tim e .
H e r s c h o o l in In d o n e s ia is to ta lly d if f e r
e n t th a n it is h e re . S h e h a d to w e a r a sc h o o l
u n ifo rm a n d s h e w a s in a s c h o o l w ith m o re
th a n 1 0 0 0 p e o p le . S h e h a d a s ix d a y s c h o o l
w e e k a n d e a c h d a y s ta r te d a t 7 o 'c lo ck in
th e m o rn in g . S h e o n ly h a d fo u r w e e k s v a
c a tio n a t th e e n d o f e v e ry s c h o o l y e a r.
T h e o n e th in g F in a m is s e s m o s t a b o u t h e r
c o u n try is a ll th e p e o p le . S h e liv e s in
J a k a r ta , In d o n e s ia 's c a p ita l w ith o v e r 1 0
m illio n p e o p le liv in g in it. S h e a lso m is s e s
h e r fa m ily a n d frie n d s re a lly b a d ly .
F in a h a s lo ts o f p la n s f o r h e r f u tu re a n d
is w o rk in g h a rd o n th e m . S h e w a n ts to
g ra d u a te h e re b e c a u s e s h e w a n ts to g o to
a n A m e ric a n C o lle g e, lik e P u rd u e o r Io w a
S ta te , w h e re s h e w ill s tu d y b u s in e s s o r
m a n a g e m e n t. S h e lik e s s ta y in g in B u tte
F a lls a n d is v e ry h a p p y to h a v e s u c h a n ic e
h o s t fa m ily . F in a p la y e d b a s k e tb a ll f o r
B F H S , s in g s in c h o ir, a n d is in th e R e c y c le
H is th o u g h ts a b o u t le a v in g h is fa m ily a n d
frie n d s w h e n h e le f t G e rm a n y w e re n o b ig
d e a l to h im , o n ly b e c a u s e h e k n e w h e w a s
g o in g b a c k h o m e w ith in th e y e a r. B a c k in
G e rm a n y , h e o n ly h a s o n e s ib lin g , a tw e n ty
y e a r o ld b ro th e r. O f c o u rs e h e m is s e s h is
fa m ily and friends, but he says that leaving
h is b ro th e r is k in d o f a re lie f .
H e e n jo y s p la y in g s o c c e r, h a n g in g o u t
w ith f rie n d s a t b a rs , c lu b s , a n d c in e m a s
(m o v ie s) w h e n h e is in h is h o m e c o u n try o f
G e rm a n y . “ M o s t o f th e tim e I a m ju s t h a n g
in g o u t, ” B ija n s ta te d .
B ija n lo v e s p la y in g b a s k e tb a ll h e re in
th e g o o d o ld U S A . H e is v e ry p ro u d to b e
o n a te a m a n d s h a re d e te rm in a tio n , la u g h
te r ; s triv in g a s a te a m . S o m e th in g e ls e h e
h a s e x p e rie n c e d h e re g a v e h im a b ig jo lt!
F o r h is f ir s t tim e in life , B ija n s h o t a g u n ,
a n d h e lo v e d it!
“ T h e w h o le s y s te m is d if f e re n t, b u t th e r e
a r e a lo t o f s im ila r th in g s b e tw e e n G e rm a n y
a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s ," B ija n s a id . “ In G e r
m a n y y o u h a v e to b e 2 8 to g e t y o u r lic e n s e ,
a n d h e w is h e s h e c o u ld c h a n g e th a t law o v e r
th e r e b e c a u s e h e c a n 't w a it to d riv e .
“ I re a lly lik e it o v e r h e re . I t is a lo t o f
fu n , b u t I a ls o m is s m y frie n d s a n d fa m ily
in B e rlin , a lo n g w ith th e C ity L ife , w h ic h is
m u c h d if f e r e n t c o m p a re d to h e re in B u tte
F a ll.
I w o u ld p ro b a b ly s ta y f o r a c o u p le
m o re m o n th s , th e n I w a n t to g o b a c k h o m e
to m y fa m ily a n d m y h o m e to w n -B e rlin . H e
s a id th a t if h e c o u ld h e w o u ld lo v e to ta k e
C a rm e n E le c tra a n d th e C D r a c k th a t h e
m a d e b a c k h o m e w ith h im to G e rm a n y .
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c lu b .
A n n a A n d a rsso n
B y '. K c y l S L . G e o rg e .
A n n a A n d e rs s o n is a h a p p y , frie n d ly a n d
v e ry s o c ia b le s ix te e n y e a r o ld fro m S w e
d e n . H e r m o m , d a d , tw in s is te r a n d b ig
b r o th e r a r e a ll a t h e r h o m e in T ra ry d , S w e
d e n , “ A s m a lt to w n , th o u g h it's bigger than
Butte F a lls," s a y s A n n a .
T h e s c h o o l s h e a tte n d e d p re v io u s ly w a s
a b o u t tw ic e th e s iz e o f B u tte F a lls H ig h
S c h o o l. A n n a e n jo y s B u tte F a lls a n d th e
p e o p le in it, b u t o f te n c o m p la in s a b o u t th e
c u rfe w .
A n n a is a s e n io r h e re a t B F H S . S h e r e
a lly e n jo y e d g o in g to M e d fo rd to s in g in th e
re tire m e n t h o m e s o v e r th e C h ris tm a s h o li
d a y s w ith th e h ig h s c h o o l c h o ir. “ W e g e t
o u t o f s c h o o l a n d w e a ls o g o t to g o to th e
m a ll f o r a n h o u r, a n d I lo v e to sh o p !"
S h e is h a p p y liv in g h e re w ith h e r h o s t
fa m ily , th e Irw in 's . I n h e r s p a re tim e s h e
lik e s to s p e n d tim e w ith h e r frie n d s a n d g o
sh o p p in g a s m u c h a s s h e p o s s ib ly c a n . W h e n
a s k e d if s h e w a n te d to re tu rn to h e r h o m e
c o u n try , h e r re p ly is sim p ly , “ N o t rig h t n o w ,
n o !" A n n a is n o t c u rre n tly in v o lv ed w ith a n y
o n e , b u t fin d in g th a t s h e e n jo y s s in g le life
in B u tte F a lls v e ry m u c h .
A n n a m o s tly h a n g s o u t w ith B u tte F a lls
H ig h S c h o o l s tu d e n A le c S m ith , L u C y n d a
Z a rtm a n , J u lie H a y e s , H o p e V a n L an d in g h a m
a s w e ll a s “ M o s t o f th e k id s in to w n ," s a y s
A n n a w ith a la u g h .