Maine Endwell High School 1969 Yearbook (Endwell, NY) - Full Access

90 Rotary Exchange Student From the Netherlands Louise Birnie, 19, left Twello, Netherlands in J uly to spend the }Car in Endwell. She is planning on touring the United States before she returns home. When she returns, she will major in physical therapy at the University of Amsterdam. Dear Friends, My year herl' is almost over, n )'l'flr in which so mw1y thinss happened. It has been a year of great experiences. Aa experience o/ being able to live among Americans, 10 leam about their ways of living, nbout their culture, (Ill(/ try to coriU' to an "understanding," which is so Vl'ry important in the world of today. This experience, too, of discorning this most important thing in our life, friendship, how important friendship is, I /enrned in this past year. It was good to know that there was nhca) s a friend to go to whene1•er I had a problem. fl1 ords clon't MrJ· what I feel, but I 1cant to thnnk l'verybody that made this )'ear one of my most wondrrful and meaningful rears. Rem ember, whene~:er you get thP chance to go 10 Holland, thl' country of tulips, windmills, and of coursr ... wooden shoes, " You arc always welcom e, and especially a/. my home." I want to say "tot ziens," see you. all again in one of the coming )'Cnrs. Zutphl·n ''Groatiesn LouiS<' Loui~t·'~ hom~:town AFS Exchange Student From Brazil Veronica Cavalcanti, 19, came to Endwell in August. She, too, will tour the U.S.A. before she returns to her home. Recife Brazil. Veronica plans to study architecture a t the Federal University at Pernamb~co. Dear Friencls, .llr AFS rear hen• in thr United Stales is coming to un c•nd, and I ri1iss alrPatly tht• dnys that I hm'<' sprnt here learning 11 lillie about lht• peop/1' and the countr.•·. Tlti., yt•ar brou~ht 11PW <':t:{leriPnces to me in· all aspt•cts. Si11c:e I come from Reci/1', i11 Northt•as/t•m Brazil ni'IIT lhl' f'IJIIIIIOr, I had m'llt'r seen S110lc brfor.•. I 11111.~ nut used to the ~real ··hriiiJ't' in lht• clinwll' t•specin/ly when it is .'12° , but I do likP the snow. /Juring 111 )' first cold winta .f fwd tht' l'hance to try skiing quilt! o/11'11 und I jus/ had a m11rvclous time•. 11t•ing 11J1 AFS,., ~tbroad is lik•· IJt•longing lo u huge famil.• made up of alltlw AFSers in thl' world and thl'ir Jri••11tls. I hope you, too, will 01' obit· to hare the l'hon<'l' to expi'Ti<'11CI' the ft>elings of n·.~pcct for othns 1111d tht• friPndships which I hnl'f• gainf!tl here. Coot/ Lurkr, Veronica