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District High School, and their reaetion.vas
the same- high school in Canada is t'tiftch
easier': than in Germany. -
Gertnan'students must study Win, an
, usually also take English and french.
_Their classes begin at 8 a.m. in the
morning, and they have 45 minute periods
until shortly afternoon, when school is
finished for the day. But while the Shorter
hours may seem like an advantage, both
Guido and Stephanie emphasized that their
afternoon 1Yflirs are spent doing home-
work.
Anotl er lifferenee hptween the German
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10 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEIMlIBER 14, 197E
EXCHANG.E VISITORS — Janice Rose, with her visitor Stephanie
Wagner of Bavaria, Germany and Diann,e_Smith with her gue%,"Guido
Schuler, on the steps,of St James Church. The two local girls.spetit four
weeks in Germany earlier this summer, and their German guests
returned home last week after paying a return visit to Seaforth ands
Egmondville. (Expositor Photo)
While it isn't unusual for students to the
take part• in exchange visits to Quebec 'or
other Canadian provinces, this summer
two local students took part in a unique
'international' exchange program. •
Dianne Smith Of Egmondville and Janice
Rose of Seatorth spent one month this
Summer in sourthern Germany,•taking part
in an exchange prOgram'organized by the
Trans Canada Alliance of German
Canadians.
For the last month, the girls ani,Atix.
families have played host To Stephanie
Wagner, 15, and Guido Schuler, .16, of
Bavaria, Germany, who are disCovering a
little more about life in Canada.
' Janice Rose said the exchange program
Was organized by the Trans Canada
Alliance many years ago: to , provide a
„means for Canadian students to learn more
about the language. people, and customs of
Germany while German students had a
chance to expeilence life in Canada.
Janice and Dianne, both .Grade 13
stude4s at,7Seaforth District High School,
'learned about the prbgram last Year from '
Mrs. Prystayko, their German teacher, and
started saving to take part in the exchange.
The .only prerequisite for applying to
take part in the exchange is that Canadian
students must ,,h(.r. cturiir.ri the '..errntin
language-for' two years, and must be at °
least 15 years of ages
- The 'prerequisite regarding • language
was somewhat different for Stephanie and
Guido, since they both started studying
English in -public —school- and are re-
markably fluent in the language.
• Since the government of both countries
gays ontrart of the costs 0f-the exchange,
the student. t financed 'most of the costs
themselves. •
Munich
Dianne and Janice arrived in Munich,
Germany on July:9, with,the '20 other
Canadian students on the exchange visit,
and spent their first week exploring the city
which was once the capital of Bavaria.
The students were housed in an
international youth hotel, and they toured
the city's historic sights such as castles and
museums. ate lunch with the Mean-hers of
"the Mulch council in the city.'s beautiful
rathaus or city hall and saw the collection
of family jewels of the Bavarian, royal
family, now on display in the Schatzkam-
or national museum.
• The Canadians. also travelled by train to
Salzburg, Austria.., for a 'day and explored
the ancient city with its outdoor street
Markets, doll museum and historic sights.
T:he-remainder of thei time in Germany,
, the girls spent with their host families -
Janice stayed With the Wagners 'and '
Dianne with the Schuler famly, which gave •
the girls an ideal' opportunity to practise
German.theh.
Theipai girl; also' attended the last-
.
three days of school at the ''Germany
goimasiurns or secondary sehoolS. • '
What differences did the Canadian-girls
notice between Bdvarian • and 'Canadian
customs? T he most obvious was the fact
that in.Germany, compact cars are the rule,
and the people 'drive wickedly" in
D i Also.
a in st h‘ev ord s
girls. we're imprgssed with the
German custom of shaking hands when
people meet on, ;the street, and. were
surprised that two girls walking together
often link arms or join hands. .
Pork ,'and sausage are much more
common in the. German diet tha n beef and
pies.w muffins and tarts were completely
foreign desserts to the german families
Dianne A ice.tahmet,I CJaanna dia nv igs
girls,
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cied that it's
more unusual for German students to have
summer or part-time jobs than it' is for
their Canadian counterparts. " •
Stephanies'Wagner explained that while
German students can, work up to three
hours a day at 16 years of ago, there simply
aren't' as many part-time jobs available in
their country. -
Driving Regulations
,Othe rdifferences included the fact there
is no drinking age in Germany, but German
students c an-4-qualify for .a -driver's licence
until' they're 18 years of age.
Even then,. they must pay $400 fo take a
mandatory- driVer's- program and , pay
another fee for the driving time required to
take their teeisrfipnhaaintiee andst.
Guido in turn came
to Unada, they spent the first week of
their visit in Kitchener at Conrad Grable
College, on the campus of the University 'of
Waterloo.
While staying in Kitchener-Waterloo,
' the exchange students visited the farmers'
market, a pioneer village, met the mayor of
the city and went to Toronto to see the
Ontario Science Centre Ad Ontario Place
as well as lunching at the Ministry of.
Education building in Queens Park and
touring the , provincial Parliament
Buildings.
Since corn .ing to Egmondvil,le ,and
Seaforth, both: Stephanie and Guido have
toured the Van Egmond House, spent a
day at Ipperwash Beach and gone to see
Niagara Falls and the 'Hamilton BotaniCal
'Gardens with their host families.
Guido has also played a few rounds of
golf at the' Seafor th Golf Club and tried his
luck in the local fisiiing; streams.
• German Schools -
Last-week.. Stephanie and Guido at-
tended classes with their hosts •at ,Seaforth
and Canadian education systems is that
German studentsw ho don't plan •to go 'on
to university can enter trade school after
they've ,finished Grade 10,
But whatever differences the ,four
'students saw between their countries htey
were unanimous about One thing.' Dianne
and Janice both hope to return to Germany
to explore more of the country and Guido
and Stephanie would like to come back
some da,y and see the rest of Canada.
It's obious the international exchange
has, been a success.
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