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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2001-08-08, Page 22 -TME MINION EXPOSITOR. Ott a 2001 News Meat and potato meals unusual to From Page 1 included a week at a horse camp in Ailsa Craig and Ribey said when they were bringing the students back from the camp, she realized many were craving some tradtional Japanese food. When she suggested they stop at a grocery store and get some sushi, she said their eyes lit up. Ribey said the host families did everything they could to introduce the children, aged seven through 16, to new experiences from food to their lifestyles. "They really tried to expose them to everything they Gould," said Ribey. One family took their children on all -terrain vehicles; a common experience for Canadians but not in the much more heavily populated country of Japan. The children came from the Tochigi area where smaller houses and apartments built closer together is common. The country, smaller than the US state of California, has a population of 126,549,976 people and Ribey said the children were surprised at how big their host families' properties were in town, let apanese students Yukiko Araki, mother of two Japanese tea ceremony for adjust the kimonos they wore alone the couple who stayed with farm families. One of those children was Aya Shimamura. She stayed with Allan and Mary -Lou Murray and their six children and was amazed by the size of the family and Susan Hundertmark photos of the Japanese students visiting Seaforth, above, performs a Seaforth children while at right, she helps Japanese students for the farewell barbecue at Lion's Park last Tuesday. SE AFORTH INSURANCE it BROKER LTD. 527-1610 • Home • Commercial •Auto • Farm • Out of Province Travel Insurance 41 Main St. S. Seaforth Christa Leonhardt Lynn Misch, Ken Cmdno, Barb Watt , and Joanne Williamson how busy their lifestyle was. Part of their farm includes raising turkey and hogs and Aya was surprised at how many there were in the barns when she got a tour of the facilities. Aya, whose English was not yet strong, did her best to explain what was different to her at the Murray's and said she was surprised at how LAWN QUESTIONS? Call_ �llroed�ari 524-2424 �It $ HURON COUNTY HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT proposes to apply the herbicide "DyCleer 480" Reg. No. 19157 under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) on County Road No's 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 21, 31, 32, 81, 83, and 84 right-of-ways for control of noxious weeds as listed under the Weed Control Act. Application time to be the weeks of September 4th to September 14th, 2001, weather permitting. There will be no spraying done in built up areas. For further information and for location of the roads to be sprayed, contact Sandra Lawson, Huron County Weed Inspector at (519) 524-7412. Collect calls will be accepted. 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Despite the language barriers, the family did learn from Aya as well. the Murray's oldest son, Alex, said he was surprised by the amount of schooling they get. "They get homework over the summer holiday. They only get one month," he said. Their oldest daughter, Andrea, found Japanese very difficult but `said Aya did understand much of the Tnglish they expressed to hen She said they always. managed to figure out a way to communicate. "We tell her what things mean if she doesn't understand," said Andrea. While Aya understood much of what was said to her, she often used a Japanese/English dictionary to help her communicate words of response. The children spent much time playing together doing everything from playing baseball and Monopoly to taking a hike through the bush at the back of their farm. They also took Aya camping and were surprised to (earn she had experienced that before. "She had pictures of that, which surprised me. I didn't picture them camping," said Mary -Lou. The family discovered there were many common interests among Japanese children. Aya currently plays softball and has played soccer and been a swimmer. She is also currently taking piano lessons and surprised the Murrays by playing a song on their piano. While it was not a song familiar to them, Andrea said Aya had definitely learned to play the instrument. Andrea enjoyed spending time with a girl close to her age and the two had a chance to go shopping together and had a great time at Moonlight Madness, a family event held last month in Seaforth's downtown. Ribey said only a couple of the children became homesick during their stay but that they only had a chance to miss home around , dtime because the host families kept them so busy and Ribey •also had several events planned for the children. In addition to spending a week at the horse camp, the children took trips to Toronto, Niagara Falls and Marine Land. Ribey said the children really liked Seaforth and most had never been to a town that small. "They found everybody friendly," she said. "I think they were quite in awe of the size of the houses and the space around the house." When it came time to leave last Wednesday morning, she said, "They all wished they had more time." By the end, most of the children were comfortable with their families and were slowly being able to communicate more. "It was awesome to watch them go from being all nervous and timid to smiling and talking," said Riney. Scott Hilgendorff photo Aya Shimamura is joined by theMurray family children, Alex, Robert (in the tree) Devin, Andrea (with youngest daughter Sarah) and Laura.