1998 School Magazine

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Hungary is a country with a long history, and sadly a lot of the time it has not been occupied solely by Hungarians Hungarians don't boast about the greatness and brilliance of their coun- try. They say these peo- pie took over, we got our country back, then these people, then these people again, etc. and we are still here, we have survived. This makes

them very proud of their culture and heritage I am also very proud to have spent a year in this wonderful country and learnt so inuclT about it, its culture and its peo- PIe. I am having and will continue to have an ex- ceedingly enjoyable lime here, because in a place as wonderful as this, how could jibe any other way? REBECCA HUNGERFORD

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My Year in Norway

en it comes to writing about my time so far here in a bit harder was coming into a class that had alread been TrondheinT, Norway, I just don't know where to together for a year and a half and I in to fit in to the solid group structure. But my whole class is really nice, so it's been areat School has a completely different meaning in Norway. it is begin. My eXchange with STS began in January, and I've been staying with the Tr@rines family tlTe whole time. I've learnt so much, experienced so much and changed so much, that there

is just too much I want to write about and won't be able to Firstly, to be a bit serious, being an ex- change student in a coun- try on the opposite side of the world presents a 101 of challenges. Now more than half way through the year, I can understand enough Nor- wegian not to have to resort to English very often. I found it sumris- ingly easy to pick up, and it's fun to be able to speak a language in which I could only say thank you' aakk) and 'a

so much more relaxed, without quite as much stress, which could be something to do with no uniforms, more spare Ies- sons, and maths tests without application ques- Lions set to trick you. I wasn't too happy with all of the compulsory subjects (NOTwegian, History, Geography, So- cial Studies and Gym), although before the sum- mer ITolidays I didn't understand enough Nor- wegian to lake exams in these classes. in fact, the only subjects I received marks in before the IToli-

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thousand thanks' <1usen takk) before I got Ilere. This skill was particularly useful when some Australians and Norwegians were at the same orienteering event in southern Noiv, ,ay, and I was able to say things in front of the other Australians that I wouldn't Lisually. Mother advantage of being an eXchange studentis That Inow have a family o1T the other side of the world Luckily, I get along with my host-family really well. Something

days were Maths and Gym. After summer 1'11 be in third grade, and I hope to take some more interesting classes, like Choir, Shakes peare, Religion, Modern History, Maths and Biology There are three grades in high school. but what is great is that I'm the same age as the people in my class, who will still ITave six months of school left when I leave after Christmas

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