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PAGE 12A-GODERICHSIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1982
Martin is home fromVenezuela
"It was one of the best years I've ever had in my life..."
BY JOANNE •• Venezuelans) are all short -
811303BANAN 'and they play ';really bad
was :one 'rlat -the tett - 'basketball-. Ailyway,1:164
years I've ever bad in my got to go on one road trip •
life,"
before I had to come home,"
This statement comes he explains.
from " 18 -year-old Martin Although he , attended
Maurer who has just Grade 13 while in Venezuela,
.returned home to Godericli Martin says he learned more
following a year of living in outside the classroom by
Venezuela on a Rotary speaking. Spanish with the
International Youth other students. He feels that
Exchange program. he now speaks Spanith very
Sponsored by the Goderich well although he had no
Rotary Club, he was the first knowledge of the language
student from Canada to live before. He also speaks
in Venezuela on „the ex- French and German and
change program. feels that the more
While in Venezuela, he languages one learns; the
resided with a family whose easier it ,,becomes tOlearn
own son was on exchange in new ones.
Stratford (another girl,
Maribel F'adilla, whose
family ltved just up the
street, was on exchange in Martin loved the food in
Gaderich). This family lives Venezuela and says he
in San Cristobal; the capital gained 15 pounds while living
of the state, just one hour there. A lot of rice is eaten
\ from the Columbian border. but he particularly enjoyed
Martin spent his Easter the national food called
break and, several weekends arepas, a type of corn meal
' in :Columbia and also bought biscuit which is cut in half to
many thingsthere because eat with meat of cheese.
he says they were cheaper He also loved the clitnate
than m VenezAlele- and says it never got below
talligY Madill lived room temperature outside,
milli isrich (m Venezuela although it was a bit cooler in
,
one is either very. rich or the mountains. There are
M..07Er
Gained 15 pounds
. very poor) and although they two seasons: rainy and dry.
Wire • m .,a suburb, they ,also Oil is the biggest industry
own :severalranches where m Venezuela. There are also
' Martin,: learned to ride gold and diamonds and
1 .horseback and took up the
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Martin says the country in Maurer - exchange student
State sport of coleo. This hasn't even begun to usehislf
involves two teamsof five on its natural resources horseback trytails and *flip The political system is a are known as the best really Humanities Auditorium at humourous play melding
ing to grab gold jewelry. In fact, they Martin says he didn't
s get homesick while
ar
too because he doesn't like While he is glad.to be back
writing letters much," says in Goderich, Martin says he
misses his Venezuelan
• " —torn* andAtievaany friends
Wants to go back he made and he hopes to go
back for a vacation when he
Lucky that Martin himself finishes Grade 13 here. He
doesn't mind letter writing also wants to visit Germany
because he has many people (his parents' native country)
to write to in Venezuela now which he has visited several
that he is home. By doing times already.
this he says, "It helps me to
keep up my Spanish. That's
something I don't want to
lose. I brought records home
with me to practise and I will
be taking Spanish classes at
GDCI this fall."
Martit Venezuelan
family ,Giv ich also consisted
of three sisters over the age'
of 20 -'quite a switch from
my own two brothers at
home') travelled to Canada
with hitn when he returned
home three weeks ago. They
picked up their son in
Stratford and toured the
country at the same time.
Now that he is home,
Martin has a slide show
ready for the Rotary Club
which sponsored him and he
is willing to speak to any
group who asks him about
his experiences.
"Originally I was suppose
to go to Japan and then
Mexico and finally there was
a spot open in Venezuela,"
explains Martin while
reflecting on his year. "But,
as it worked out, I couldn't
have asked for a better place
to live than Venezuela."
Quiet in the Land
will tour Waterloo
It's. the 125th anniversary
of the city of Waterlim and
the Blyth Summer Festival
will be there.
Quierm the Land, the hit of
the 1981 Festival, is back at
Blyth and will tour to the
chener-Waterloo. The
location is less important in
this play as its themes are
universal: pacifism against
patriotism, separateness
against co-operation, and
new love. It is a joyous,
bullby the
them onto their backs. democracy with two main dressed people in South living in Venezuela and feels -
• " the University of Waterloo laughter and tears.
Although he says. he ,didn't parties and three other ones. America. that perhaps his year in'
Toronto as a page at Queen's September 21 to 25. Quiet will k
--become very good at this However, with a high per- 9nentthe-mahrthingsfilWa
the--- • — -bethe- second-- of three -days-- While an exciting en -
sport,. he feels he did become tentage of illiteracy, not Martin liked about his life in Perk -When s 13 helped- • tei:cainnient, Quiet the
to prepare him for the ex- celebrating the region and •.fairly good horseback many people usually turn out Venezuela was that he didn't Land is also a gentle ex-
dderi. N to vote in • elections and have to do dishes or clean his _oerience of living away from city of Waterloo. •ploration of the' regions
Played on state
Martin says he also found a room. 'This was left to the
.H k t' t uch with ''' • "It is very appropriate to
bit . of disorganization in servants. Ile did, however, • his dad and two brothers in stage Quiet in Waterloo,"
' everyday living. For do his share of the chores Goderich once a month v • ia exPlains Blyth's Artistic
pickmg mangos, hani radio. is
H* Venezuelan Director Janet Amot. "The
• basketball team example, he says, the police such'. as ' '
'
He also enjoyed weekend could care less if you . are washing vehiclesetc. dad had a ham radio set and play is about the Amish-
bullfightsand soecer garnet driving without a licence or ' his own dad used Bob Pat- Mennonites at the time of the
(although baseball is the with one headlight out. . About the only bad thing tison's set in Goderich.first World War. The play
national tp,ort) 'and he Of the people themselves, . was researched in Huron and Martin has to say about .
history and appropriate for
high school standards.
Waterloo has recognized this
and has scheduled two
matinees which will be at-
tended by the high,schools.
;otpelrelooof Csotr jtiaecsohasndwere theSeptemberscheduledfor Tuesday through
Public performances are
became a Member of the Martin says they are really Venezuela is that their W
state betketball team TM friendly and -open: They also televigionitterrible„ "I could hear them (his
his people
i '
it
was probably because of his take • greae-Pride• in their "There were only three dad andhrothers) so , well , It pa culanybelpful." Saturday, September 25 -atl
.six footheighthesays- personal appearance, channels and all they showed was just like they were , Quiet in the Land is itself p.m. Tickets are available
-I was tall compared to dressing up a lot and during prime time was soap standing in the next room. It :-,set in a rural ,community by calling the Waterloo box
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the ' others. They (the wearing an abundance of operas," he wincesworked out good for my dad s9mewliere• closer to Kit- office at 885-4280.
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