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Halla,

ich bin ein

Austauschschueler

aus Deutschland!

My name i onja, I'm 17 year old an
I'm an exchange tudent from Germany.
Left top corner: Lydia Ballance, Ashton
I came to America on July 27, 2004. A
Ballance and Sonja chick icc skatmg in
couple day later I started going to Tennessee
Columbia High like every other tudent. Right top corner: onJa chick with the
The fir t couple week were ery hard family dog "1\.iolly"
for me. I didn't under tand the people eem to be. German are maybe
Die e Jahr i t etwa very well and I mi ed my home very more interested in the world, but in
ganz be andere fuer bad. ven if! had a few problem at the my opinion, people in America care
beginning I enjoyed being here more much more for their family and
mich geworden. E and more while the time went by. I got a friend and even people they don't
war eine wundervolles lot of upport from my ho t family and I know. I think that the relation hip
learned to peak and under tand english between parent and their children
neue Erlebni . Ich better every day. I tarted playing i much more inten ive. I al o think
hatte das Glueck in Volleyball in the Columbia High Girl that American parent are ticter
Varsity Volleyball team, where l met many with their children. One reason for
eine wunderbare new girl . The girls were intere ted in thi could be the different law . In
Familie aufgenommen me and made thi time omething pecial Germany, people have to be 18 to
for me. I tarted making friend and make their driver' licen e, but they
zu werden und die
feeling much more comfortable in my ju t ha e to be 16 to be able to drink
amerikani che new home. beer and to get into club . When
ow, that I've been here for over six they tum 18 they are totally of age.
Leben art kennen zu
month , I already tart looking back, The food is not that different. In
lernen. becau e I ju ·t have four more months my opinion, the German still eat
left before I will go back to Germany. Of healthier than the people in
cour e, merica i much different from America, but the people in and the American do it cxa tl
Germany and I don't ju t mean the ermany are tarting to get the bad other way.
language. People behave and think eating habit and you can find Thank to my ho t family, esp~:ct
different, the food i different and even McDonald's, Burger King and KF to my ho t parent Janet and I-.
the chool sy tern i different. all over the country. Another thing Ballance. AI o thanks to my In~
People in Germany are more intere ted i that the Germans eat more pork and my teachers for making this)
in the world than people in America than beef pecial.

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