The Exchange Life: Meet Foreign Exchange Students
Five Seniors From Two Countries
October 27, 2021
There are five foreign exchange students spending the school year at Staley High School. Three of them are from Spain, and two are from Germany.
Claudia Fuertes, 12
Spain
Q: Why did you choose to become an exchange student?
A: I chose to come here because I wanted to live a different year in another country and because I wanted to live a different experience in another country, and I love to travel.
Q: What’s your favorite part about the United States?
A: People are really nice here.
Q: What’s something different between your school and Staley?
A: Staley is huge. We didn’t take sports too seriously and the dances and spirit week.
Q: What do you miss about home?
A: Food definitely, I miss Spanish food so much.
Wim Kupers, 12
Germany
Q: Why did you choose to become an exchange student?
A: I applied for a scholarship after I read an article about a girl out of my region participated in this program.
Q: What’s your favorite part about the United States?
A: I like it over here. I guess I go with the spirit.
Q: What’s something different between your school and Staley?
A: We don’t need hall passes and can leave during our one-hour lunch time.
Q: What do you miss about home?
A: Bread.
Katharina Holterhoff, 12
Germany
Q: Why did you choose to become an exchange student?
A: I wanted to experience another lifestyle, meet new people and improve my English.
Q: What’s your favorite part about the United States?
A: Food and the people I met.
Q: What’s something different between your school and Staley?
A: Staley is bigger than my school, and we don’t have school spirit, sports and activities in school.
Q: What do you miss about home?
A: My family and friends, bread, chocolate.
Diego Vidales, 12
Spain
Q: Why did you choose to become an exchange student?
A: I like changes and living new experiences.
Q: What’s your favorite part about the United States?
A: The people.
Q: What’s something different between your school and Staley?
A: Staley has another education system, it’s very different than my school. It has activities like sports or dances for example.
Q: What do you miss about home?
A: My family, my friends, the food.
Ander Laurcricia, 12
Spain
Q: Why did you choose to become an exchange student?
A: To improve my knowledge of English and culture in other places.
Q: What’s your favorite part about the United States?
A: People are really nice to me and make me feel at home.
Q: What’s something different between your school and Staley?
A: Staley has school sports, activities and spirit which is not a thing in Spanish high schools.
Q: What do you miss about home?
A: Family, friends and food.