Laura Jeka

Women of the Northwest

English - March 29, 2022 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Laura Jeka is a German exchange student attending school as a senior at Knappa High School in Oregon.

She is from Trieste, Saxony, the state that borders Czech and Poland.

The organization is ACES- American Culture Exchange Service and the website is exploretheworld.org

She talks about the differences between school in Germany and here, the process of becoming an exchange student and the joys of rural life.

German schools offer only academics, so finding out that she could participate in sports, photography, ceramics and other electives has been a joy.

Kristen DeForrest, the local representative from American Cultural Exchange tells us about the process of hosting an exchange student.

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/U8oI-iW3AlY