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Crossing the cultural boundaries

October 04, 2005|By:

The Glendale-News Press recently visited Kathy Markarian's German

class at Crescenta Valley High School and asked students:

o7"Do you think its important for students to learn about another

culture through a cultural exchange program?"

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"It's essential to get the feel of what happens around the world.

You just don't get that feel in the classroom. Friendships can occur

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spontaneously. You learn more with a new perspective."

COLLIN LIEVENSE, 16

La Crescenta

"We meet many new friends, get experiences and learn a lot about

American culture."

JAN CZYPIONKA, 16

Marburg, Germany

"It broadens your horizons in understanding people and other

cultures. I want to go and learn how Germans live their lives."

BRYCE FARRINGTON, 15

La Crescenta

"It's a positive experience and it's different. For me or the

Americans, we are interested in how the other lives."

ANDREA ENDLEIN, 16

Marburg, Germany

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