Student observations about the exchange program with students from
Valladolid, Spain
Twenty-two
Spanish exchange students recently spent two weeks visiting the Voorheesville Central School District.
The students flew into Newark International
Airport on Monday, March 17. Later that day, they arrived in Voorheesville, where
they were welcomed by the International Club.
During their trip, the exchange students attended classes
at Clayton A. Bouton High School and visited Albany, Saratoga Springs, Boston
and the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. Before flying back
to Spain, they spent four days in New York City.
To see photos of the exchange students' field
trips, click on the thumbnails below.
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Some student observations about the
exchange with the students from Valladolid, Spain:
1. An exchange fosters a world that is more just.
“We played basketball. It was like the Olympics.” Mike
Zemanek
“Sports are the common denominator and a means of
communication between people of the world.” Suzanne
Thorman
“There's a better level of understanding between our two
cultures.” Hillary Edmunds
2. “The exchange has been an opportunity to learn to
respect our differences. They have different traditions.
For example, one student told us that his family has
some rooms dedicated to religious articles.” Clara Fried
“In the U.S. many of us have more than one car, and they
say in Spain that they've got one per family.” Taryn
Smith
“Maybe their life is more compact than ours, meaning
they don't have to travel far to go to work, school,
shopping, to see friends.” Hilary Edmunds
3. In the exchange you can live with a family and learn
about their way of life. Also you can make new friends.
“When they were here we met new friends and now we want
to go to Spain because we feel that we're developing
solid friendships.” Taryn Smith
“When you live with a person for a couple of weeks and
you both have a lot in common, you get to be good
friends.” Jason Freeman
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Algunas observaciones sobre el
intercambio con los españoles de Valladolid:
1. El intercambio sirve para la creación de un mundo
más justo.
Jugamos un partido de baloncesto como en el caso de los
Juegos Olímpicos. Mike Zemanek
“Los deportes-es lo mismo en todos los países y es un
nivel de comunicación común entre el mundo.” Suzanne
Thorman
“Hay una mejor comprensión entre las dos culturas.”
Hillary Edmunds
2. “El intercambio es una oportunidad para aprender a
respetar las diferencias. Ellos tienen tradiciones
diferentes por ejemplo un alumno dijo que su familia no
usaba todas las habitaciones de su casa porque son de
significancia religiosa. -Clara Fried
“En los EE.UU. tenemos más de un coche y ellos dicen que
en España tiene un coche para toda la familia" Taryn
Smith
"Es possible que su vida sea más compacta que la nuestra.
Es más fácil ir al trabajo, la escuela, al centro
comercial, a ver a los amigos." Hillary Edmunds
3. En un intercambio "Podrás vivir con una familia y
aprenderás la forma de vivir y conocerás a muchas
personas. Cuando estaban aquí conocieron a muchos y
ahora nosotros queremos ir a España porque tenemos
amistades buenas." Taryn Smith
"Cuando vives con una persona por dos semanas y las dos
tienen muchas similaridades, se hacen amigos." Jason
Freeman
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