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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-12-02, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1987. Two Quebec students learn of life in area Pascale McLean [right] shows Tanya Boonstoppel, on a map, where she lives in Quebec. Tanya will be travelling to Pascale’s home in February to complete an exchange of Quebec and Ontario high school students. The French-English dictionary gets plenty of use for students on the exchange program. Marie-Eve Bouchard [left] and Christina Roulston brush up on translations. The Quebec students return to their homes Thursday after three months in Ontario. Citizen's Bd. re-elected The five-person board of direc­ tors of North Huron Publishing Company Inc. was re-elected at the annual meeting of the corporation at The Citizen’s Blyth office Thursday night. The board of directors includes: Mason Bailey, Barbara Brown, Sheila Richards, Jill Roulston and Keith Roulston. The company reported its se­ cond straight profitable year with sales from subscriptions, classi­ fied advertising and display adver­ tising all up over last year. Circulation has climbed from under 2,000copies a week last year to nearly 2,300 copies a week at present. A small turnout of only eight shareholders was present. Experiencing life in a foreign culture can be an exciting occur- ence. Tanya Boonstoppel of Au­ burn and Christina Roulston of Blyth have decided to take on such an experience by participating in an Ontario-Quebec exchange. Since September 12 they have been hosting two francophone students in their homes. Tanya and Christina learned of the exchange program at school. After undergoing many interviews and waiting for months, they received the names of their partners Pascale McLean and Marie-Eve Bouchard. Pascale was matched to Tanya. She is from Farnham, Quebec, a small town about 45 minutes south-east of Montreal. Marie-Eve was paired up with Christina. She lives in the village of Portneuf in the northeast of the province close to Baie-Commeau. All four girls decided to partici­ pate on the exchange for the purpose of meeting new people, experiencing new lifestyles and learning another language. When asked how the girls liked Ontario, they both agreed that it was a very nice province. Marie- Eve thought Ontario was beautiful and she prefers the country to the big city. Pascale commented that the two provinces are very differ­ ent but she still finds it fun. Some of the differences occur in the schools. In Quebec, students address their teachers (and par­ ents) by their first names. Quebec students have seven years of elementary school then five years of secondary school. After that they proceed to C.E.G.E.P., a type of junior college and then to university. As a party-lover, Marie-Eve says the parties are not the same either. “The music is almost the same, butfor the past two years we have listened to more French music. English music is very popular, but just a few people can understand the words.’’ While the girls are away they miss three months of school. Pascale and Marie-Eve will have to catch up when they go back home. Pascale brought some of her work here and Marie-Eve plans on taking refresher courses, staying after school and working on weekends. Christina and Tanya also intend to take work with them SANTA CLAUS PARADE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT DECEMBER 4 6:30 p.m DOWNTOWN SEAFORTH 80 BUSINESSES DEDICATED TO SERVING YOU SEAFORTH WANTS MINIMUM 2.00 PURCHASE ENTER AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKESANTA CLAUS PARADE FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 4 SPONSORED BY THE SEAFORTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION and work hard in the meantime. Both Marie-Eve and Pascale had a hard time at the beginning of the exchange due to the shock of a new language. They felt that the students and teachers helped a great deal in learning. Of course T.V. also aided them, Alf being a favourite show of Marie-Eve’s. The girls have a fairly strong grasp of the English language now. Pascale and Marie-Eve are both ski-buffs. They also like to listen to music. Pascale enjoys writing and watching movies. Marie-Eve likes todance, gooutwithherfriends and bowl. Tanya and Christina like todo similar things. Tanya plays in the school band, plays baseball and soccer, reads and likes to be with her friends. Christina enjoys swim­ ming, biking, volleyball, reading, being with her friends and she’s in the school choir. All four girls plan on university after high school. Marie-Eve wants tobe atravel agent, an area that requires her to be bilingual. Pascalewould like tobe a social worker and thinks she will go to university in Montreal. Christina thinks she might want to be a journalist in a foreign country where French will come in handy. Tanya hopes to become a French and music teacher and would like to go to Western, Carleton or Waterloo universities. ThetwoQuebecgirls are very happy they decided to participate on this exchange. They now know what it is like to live in a different environment. Pascale missed Que­ bec very much at first but she’s glad she stuck it out. Despite the fact that many of Marie-Eve’s friends told her not to participate on the exchange, she decided to do it anyway. She’s very glad of her decision. Tanya and Christina feel they have benefited from the exchange already. They enjoyed helping their partners to learn in their new environment and they were taught inturnof someofthe customs of Quebec. The girls are looking forward to In the Far East, onions have been used throughout the ages as an indispensable cure for a variety ofailments, including infection and hypertension. 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Marie-Eve and Pascale feel that it won’t be any easier for their partners to adjust than it was for them except that they know each other now. They say it .took them several weeks to adjust to life here. Both Pascale and Marie-Eve agree that they would like to do anotherexchangeifitwas poss­ ible. “It’s a pretty good experience to live,” commented Pascale. Marie-Eve feels that it would be better just to have one exchange per schoolthough. Thatway the exchange student is subjected to all English and isn’t tempted to speak any French. Pascale and Marie-Eve leave for Quebec December 3. Both are looking forward to being home again. BRUSSELS AUTO SALES Santa’s Service Special Gift Certificate OilChange-5l. 10W30oil 1 oil filter Grease Inspection of: Air Filter Antifreeze Belts & hoses Fluid levels ALLFOR$25.00 PHONE 887-9269 BRUSSELS •SPOT-THE- TURKEY CONTEST... 8 turkeys to be given away Friday Nights and Saturdays. 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