HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2015-07-29, Page 9So this is Canada?
A Spain teen
confused when he
first arrived to Seaforth
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
Nikolas Zubirrate, 17, from Spain
stands at the farm in Seaforth. He
travelled to Canada to enhance his
English.
Before Nikolas arrived in Can-
ada, he pictured a nation filled with
landscapes and was staggered at
the differences in culture.
Nikolas Zubirrate, 17, from Vito-
ria, Spain, jumped off a plane and
touched down on Canadian soil
thinking Ontario and all the other
provinces were like British
Columbia.
"I thought Canada would have a
lot of mountains, wild life and (sev-
eral different) kinds of creatures,"
said Zubirrate.
" This place is flat"
Where Zubirrate lives, he said
there are several dense populated
mountains that surround the area.
Vitoria is the capital of Basque
Country, which Zubirrate said has
mountains 2000 meters high. He
said the standard tourist assumes
Spain is a place with no rocky ter-
rain, "most think all we have is
beaches"
That is not the case declared the
teenage Spaniard, "I have been hik-
ing mountains since I was born:'
The confusions most portray of
Spain are comparable to what
Zubirrate said he envisioned Can-
ada as. Furthermore he said chuck-
ling that the relationships between
friends are what baffled him
the most.
"When we say hello in Spain we
kiss each other, with two kisses,"
said Zubirrate.
He stated that this is more com-
mon among men and women, not
men to men.
"Here in Canada, you only give the
hand shake, that was very surprising,
but very easy to understand:'
Zubirrate arrived in Seaforth three
weeks ago through a course pro-
vided by his high school. The plan of
this visit is to interact with people to
improve his English. He is stationed
on a farm where he has been work-
ing with animals and the public.
"I want to be a lawyer not a
farmer, but this is awesome
because I can be with animals and
experience new things," said
Zubirrate.
Zubirrate indicated he will be
departing back to Spain on July 25
and that his stay was "pleasant in
Seaforth."
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