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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2001. PAGE 3.
Youth holidays in Turkey _
New pals
Derek Cook with his new friend Esra, stands before the pic-
turesque beach at the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, where his
youth exchange host family, which included mother, father,
a 16-year-old son and a 10-year-old daughter, has a sum-
mer home. There was excellent swimming here, said Cook.
Though the jellyfish were abundant they didn't seem to
sting. (Photo submitted)
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
If you're taking a summer vaca-
tion, obvously you want a change
and good weather.
That was the primary reason Derek
Cook, 18, of Blyth chose Turkey as
his destination in the Lions' Youth
Exchange program this year. "The
culture is so different and it's 30-35°
without the humidity."
Any youth interested in an
exchange through the Lions can
approach their local club for support.
They need not be a relative of an
affiliated member. Cook said the
Blyth Lions assisted with a donation
towards the plane ticket and arranged
for the exchange. Each participant
must submit three choices. Cook's
other picks were Cyprus and Poland.
Cook, who is the son of Dave and
Fran, departed July I, and arrived in
Istanbul where he was greeted by his
host family, with whom he had con-
versed prior to his arrival through
briefs e-mails. Living with them
proved quite a different experience
as only the 16-year-old son spoke
English. "And he could only speak 'a
limited amount."
Conversation was done with a lot
of hand signals, which Cook said,
was kind of interesting. "It got me
thinking of different ways to com-
municate."
During his 10 days with the host
family, Cook saw many differences
between life in Turkey and Canada.
Istanbul, he said, is bigger than
Toronto, but the majority of the peo-
ple live in apartments. "Very few live
in houses, unless they are well off."
Cook's host family belonged to the
latter group. The father is a civil
engineer and in addition to owning a
beautiful home with gardens and a
pool, they also have a summer home
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at the Sea of Marmara.
An undemanding guest, Cook
admits he did find the food a lot dif-
ferent than to what he was accus-
tomed. "I tried everything they put in
front of me. But it's spicier and they
put yogurt on my pasta." Also, he
said, they drink a lot of tea and eat a
lot of tomatoes.
Following his stay there, Cook
attended the exchange youth camp.
Here he was finally able to converse
in English, which was spoken by the
staff and most of the young people.
During his 10 days at the camp,
which was also in Istanbul, the visi-
tors went to palaces, mosques, the
opening of the World Peace Park and
the Grand Bazaar which is a huge
shopping place. "We were there three
hours and didn't cover one-quarter of
it," said Cook.
Muslim is the main religion in
Turkey, and Cook said he saw
"Mohammed go to the mosque and
pray". Muslims must pray five times
a day.
One thing that was a little intimi-
dating was the military presence.
"There was a lot," he said, recalling
one occasion when two police buses
pulled alongside them. "They were
just staring at us."
That was apparently the only
downside of the visit. Cook "loved"
the time there. "Everything is cheap.
The weather was perfect, the beach-
es are great."
After 20 days, Cook's exchange
was complete, but not his travelling.
Before returning home he made a
detour to the English countryside to
visit for the first time with relatives.
"I went from one extreme to the
other — cheap, nice, hot, to expen-
sive, overcast and cool."
Of the exchange, Cook is enthusi-
astic. "I would recommend it to any-
one. If you have the chance for
something like this, you should take
it."
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-4392
or evenings
523-9318
The kids have gone back to schoo
and things are getting back to nor-
mal, so maybe you could give me a
call to tell me what happened during
your summer. This column is some-
thing new for me and I'm going to
need a lot of help.
If you would like to let others
know what's happening in your club,
just let me know at the above num-
bers.
Our summer was very busy attend-
ing weddings, anniversaries and spe-
cial birthdays.
Bev and John Elliott have just
arrived home from an enjoyable trip
to P.E.I. along with five other cou-
ples. The weather was great, but two
weeks wasn't long enough.
The community wishes George
Hamm a speedy recovery. George is
a patient in London hospital.
Don't forget to get your 2002 cash
calendar. They are on sale at a
number of stores throughout the vil-
lage.
Congratulations to the Huron
Pioneer Threshers & Hobby
Association on the 40th anniversary.
Tickets are on sale for the Legion
Auxiliary's Dinner/Auction Oct. 13,
2001 at many stores about town.
Glad to hear Marion Young is
home from Wingham and District
Hospital.
Blyth United Church welcomed
Bruce Whitmore as guest speaker at
their first fall service. Greeters for
the firSt Sunday were Deb and Fred
Hakkers and family. Ushers were
Warren and Erin Moore and Lavern
Clark.
Call to worship was followed by
the invocation and the Responsive
Psalm 30 was said in unison. Father,
Lead Me Day by Day was sung.
Mr. Whitmore children's story was
all about change. Amazing Grace
was sung.
The scripture was read from Acts
9: 1-20. Mr. Whitmore related the
story of Saul and Paul as to the
changes in Paul's life and told of
changes made in his life. The choir's
anthem was Marching to Zion.
The offering was taken up and the
offertory prayer was said in unison.
Affirmation of Faith was repeated
with the joining of hands in a circle
of friendship around the church, fol-
lowed by the last hymn Take my Life
and Let it Be.
FROM BLYTH
Sorry,
our mistake
The picture on page 3 of last
week's issue of The Citizen con-
tained some incorrect information.
The vacation Bible school which the
young people were attending was
actually held that week at Huron
Chapel Evangelical Missionary
Church in Auburn.
We apologize for tfie error.
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