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Lions Youth Exchange
Trip to Denmark the chance of a lifetime
Travellor
Kerry Hallahan returned home
recently after a five week visit
to Denmark as part of the Lion
Youth Exchange program.
By Janice Becker
A five week slay in Denmark is a
trip she will never forget, says
Kerry Hallahan.
The Blyth youth began her jour
ney on July 18, as part of the Lions
Youth Exchange Program, travel
ling to France then on to Copen
hagen, Vojens and finally to
Hadcrslcb where she was greeted
by her first host family.
Kerry says, "One of the biggest
differences in Denmark is the open
ness of the people, especially about
their bodies. One of the beaches we
visited was topless."
Kerry says she did go swimming,
but the water was much colder than
here.
During her stay, Kerry toured
much of Lhc countryside, noting the
cleanliness, "even in Copenhagen",
she says.
Kerry says, "The food in Den
mark is much the same as in Cana
da though they do eat much more
bread and cheese. The popular
types of cheese were blue and brie.
I didn't try those, but the Danish
pastries were a highlight of the
trip."
She noticed many differences in
their culture as well. "Alcohol can
be bought at any grocery store and
a five-year-old can purchase it,"
says Kerry. "Pain killers, like
aspirin, cannot be bought anywhere
without a prescription."
"1 found prices to be very expen
sive there. Clothing, transportation
and eating out arc all expensive."
"There were very few cars in
Denmark and most were junky,"
she says. "A lol of people rode
bikes."
"The school year is longer than
ours. Classes run from Aug. 8 to
June 20 and the schools are twice
as big as ours. Children attend
school from the age of six to 14 and
then must choose lhe type of high
school to attend (academic, techni
cal, etc.)."
"One type of agriculture they
have in Denmark is cel fanning. It
is disgusting," says Kerry. "The
farms arc also quite small because
of the size of the country."
Kerry visited several tourist
attractions while in Denmark
including Lcggo Land which fea
tured huge models of the White
House and lhe Statue of Liberty.
"The Statue of Liberty look over
1.4 million Leggo blocks in lhe
construction of the monument, "
says Kerry.
As part of her slay, a two week
visit to a camp in Borkop was very
interesting, she says.
"The camp was for all the
exchange students and there were
participants from 19 nations. Jl was
interesting to sec how people from
around the world live."
The Japanese caught Kerry's
attention because of their manner.
"They were very careful not to
offend anyone," she says.
To anyone interested in the
exchange program, Kerry says,
"The experience is definitely worth
taking. For some students, this may
be lhe only way to see other coun
tries that well and to meet the peo
ple. It was the greatest experience
of my life, one I will never forget."
Kerry, the 17-year-old daughter
of Joe and Sheila Hallahan of
Blyih, was sponsored by the Blyih
Lions and Blyih Legion.
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By John Schedler
While home video, especially VHS recorders and cassettes are now
standard fixtures in most homes, laserdiscs have yet to catch on in a big
way. But, thanks to new laser players that also allow you to use CD's, the
popularity of this high resolution format continues to grow.
A major plus with laser video is that since there is never any physical
contact between the player's pick up system and the disc, the quality of the
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are also impressed with laserdiscs for various other reasons, including
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I remember seeing this wonderful movie as part of a double feature at
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