Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2015, Page 35

Description:	ACROSS THE GLOBEAround the World in 300 Days. Pointing to Germany, his homecountry, on a map, junior Fabian Rusch compares if to his time in America asa foreign exchange student. He stayed in Bloomington for 10 months, andfound that he liked the citys diversity. There are so many people from allover the world, and everyone is friendly and great, Rusch said.From Here to There with Fabian RuschWhat do you miss most about Germany?What I miss the most about Germany is friends, family, and theGerman food.What are a few differences youve noticed betweenGermany and Bloomington?One way America is different from Germany is the school system. Wehave no high schools in Germany. We also have three different typesof schools. My favorite thing about America and Bloomington is thathere, there are so many people from all over the world. Also,everyone is friendly and great.What have you learned during your stay in theUnited States?I have learned more about the differences between Germany andAmerica while I am here. Also, I learned how people live in Americaand more about myself on my visit.German. Saying hello with aGerman greeting, junior EllenScheid holds up Guten tag!Scheid enjoys her German class. Ihave a really fun table in Germanand we get along really well. Thenew teacher is really laid-back too,Scheid said.Chinese. In Mandarin calligraphy,junior Parker Knight holds up hello.Parker has been learning Chinesefor two years. He speaks withTaiwanese and Chinese people onsocial media using it. I feel like if Ilearn the language, I can makemyself closer to that culture. I alsoplan to go to college in China for atleast a year, Knight said.French. Translating a colloquialterm into French, freshman AriannaRay holds up a sign readingchouette, which mean cool. Rayhas taken three years of French.French is a beautiful language thatdeserves to be taught and learned,Ray said.Latin. Writing a newly acquiredphrase, sophomore DawsonDayhoff says We are goodcitizens. Dayhoff remarked on theincredible support for the lowerlevels of Latin from the upper levelsand the sense of community in hisclass. My favorite part of Latin isthe people in it. Theyre all goodpeople, Dayhoff said.Spanish. Spreading words tolive by, sophomore Jacqueline Cruz-Cortez writes her favorite quote, Iwasnt ready to walk the sky; Iguess thats just what happens whenyoure living life. One of Cruzsgoals is to become a nurse. Ill usemy Spanish by helping those thatcant speak or understand English,Cruz said.\ 35
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