12/21/2017 2 Comments Meet William Richter.By: Anderson Prater
Richard William Richter, who goes by William is one of Hinckley-Finlayson High Schools foreign exchange students this year. William -age 16- is from Dusseldorf Germany and has been in America for four months. Last week we sat down with William and asked him about his experience in America so far. Q: What is your favorite food from America? A: I like Corn Dogs. Q: What Is your favorite food from Germany? A: A Doener, it’s a type of Turkish kebab. Q: What made you want to become a foreign exchange student? A: My dad motivated me to do this, he had the opportunity to come to the United States when he was in university so he told me about how great it was and how much it would improve my English. So he was probably the biggest reason I decided to come. Q: What is the biggest difference between your hometown and Hinckley? A: I lived in a city with public transportation but here you need to have a car to get everywhere. My host family heats their house with wood, and we have animals to care for which is something I’ve never done before, but it is fun. Q: What has been the hardest part of living America? A: Speaking English is the hardest part, sometimes I don’t understand words or sentences so I have to ask people to repeat things, but I’m working on it and getting a lot better at English. Q: Can you give us a brief description of your school? A: There are way more students at my school, the outside space is very different, you can go outside during breaks and there are nice large spaces outside to sit and hang out. We have larger breaks in between classes so you can go outside or talk to friends. Q: Do you do any activities or sports in Germany? A: I am on the school rowing team, the school owns property on the lake that we practice on. We only row on the weekend, so when we practice we work on maneuvers and racing each other. We fix boats in the winter when we can’t go on the lake. Q: What is the weirdest thing that you've seen in America? A: The teachers being nice to the students. They are less strict than I expected. In Germany, the teachers are very strict, I also expected American high school to be more difficult. Q: Is school easier or harder in America? A: Definitely easier, the expectations are lower and the teachers really want to help you. They care if you succeed, their help makes it a lot easier for students. Q: Have you or will you try any sports or activities? A: Yes I like American football. I knew I wanted to try it when I came so I signed up right away when I got here. I loved it, I even got playing time in JV games and that was awesome.
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Isaiah Brindamour
12/21/2017 10:23:21 am
Hey man, you look really good, keep it up!
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