FOREIGN EXCHANGE
A CLASS OF THEIR OWN
Name£ºSusan Lane
Age£º22
Place£ºReykijavik£¬Iceland£¬1994£®
Cost£º$7,000
Organization£ºAFS
Experience£º¡°I think it was a turn point in my life£®I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how are other people¡¯s lives£®¡±
Name£ºSara Small
Age£º23
Place£ºCrivitz£¬Germany£¬1996£®
Cost£º$8,000
Organization£ºEF Foundation
Experience£º¡°I loved the traveling and I made a lot of friends£®I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it£®I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again£®¡±
Name£ºLeanne Smythe
Age£º20
Place£ºMinnesota£¬America£¬1994£®
Cost£º$6,000
Organization£ºSouthern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience£º¡°I learnt how to be really responsible£®It wag great to be on my own and got on really well with the famiy I was with£®I will definitely go back one day£®
Name£ºDavid Links
Age£º16
Place£ºStuttgart£¬Germany£¬1996£®
Cost£º$6,000
Organization£ºSouthern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience£º¡°I wanted to try something that was very different to Australia in culture£®In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled£®The family I was with were great and I really feel as though I have a second family£®
Name£ºTom Jennings
Age£º21
Place£ºConflans, France£¬1995£®
Cost£º$7,000
Organization£ºSouthern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience£º¡°There were times when it was difficult but I liked it£¬experiencing a different culture£®You just have to play each situation as it comes£®If there is one thing you learn when you are on student-exchange program it is how to take care of yourself£®¡±
Name£ºLinda Marks
Age£º19
Place£ºChonburi Province£¬Thailand£¬1994£®
Cost£º$3,500
Organization£ºRotary International
Experience£º¡°It¡¯s like a roller-coaster ride£¬there are lots of ups and downs£¬but you always come back for more£®I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great£®