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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-11-11, Page 19• News The Huron Expositor • November 11, 2009 Page 19 .Hildebrand family says goodbye to Spanish exchange student Marina Aristondo Grade 12 student Emily Hildebrand is heading over to Spain in February for three months suburb of Madrid, the capital and largest city in Spain. Emily has also taken Spanish classes at CHSS, but admits that she will still probably carry around a Spanish phrasebook for the first few weeks abroad. "We feel very blessed to have had Marina be a part of our family for the last three months," Ruth says. "It has been a very positive expe- rience for our family and we are thrilled that Emily has a chance to participate in such a wonderful op- portunity." Dan Schwab On Monday, the Hildebrand fam- ily said an emotional farewell to Marina Aristondo, the 15 -year-old Spanish exchange student who had become a like a fifth member of their family over the past three months. Marina arrived in Seaforth on Aug. 19 from Majadahonda, Spain, and left Pearson International Air- port in Toronto on Monday to re- turn home. During ,her time here, Marina settled in to Central Huron Second- ary School as a Grade 10 student, as part of the Canadian Education Exchange Foundation program. On Feb. 11, Grade 12 student • Emily Hildebrand will be heading to Spain to live with Marina's fam- ily for 84 days. • Both of the young women say they wanted to join the program to meet new people and see new places. "I thought it would be a good experience," says Marina, who studied physical education, music, math and English at CHSS, but had learned English at school in Spain before arriving here. During her time here, Emily and her parents Steve and Ruth took Marina to a number of tourist des- tinations across Ontario, from Ni- agara Falls to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. They also treated her to some things that can usually only be ex- perienced in North America, from a Thanksgiving dinner and home- made chocolate chip cookies to a night at a drive-in movie theatre. "Her favourite saying was, 'This is just like in the movies,'" Ruth ' Dan Schwab photo Spanish exchange student Marina Aristondo, left, and her former host family Emily, Ruth and Steve Hildebrand, parted ways on Monday as Marina flew back to Spain after spending three months living with the family and attending Cen- tral Huron Secondary School In Clinton. In February, Emily, a Grade 12 student at CHSS, will be heading to Spain to live with Marina's family In a suburb of Madrid. says. Marina, who plans on studying architecture in university, says she did notice quite a few differences between the landscapes of Ontario and Spain. "The cold is completely differ- ent here," she says, almost with a shudder. "And there are more mountains in Spain, and there is more open space here." Emily says Marina has taught her a few phrases in Spanish to prepare her for her stay in Febru- ary in Majadahonda, which is a Your job Promotion starts here in Exeter. 1� 3 ire to'Leave home to broaden your horizons. We can help you access the online courses of Ontario's Colleges and Universities. Go to elearnnetwork.ca/exeter for more information. Drop in or call: 349 Main Street 519-235-1232 Register now for courses. Funded by the Government of Ontario Leamnetwork .ca Learn where you live