Not everyone gets the experience to be an foreign exchange student but Zoe Prado did. Being a foreign exchange student gives students the opportunity to travel, live and go to school in a different country. Zoe Prado is originally from Spain but is attending school at Bear River as a foreign exchange student.
Schools are different around the world. Zoe talked about some of the differences she has noticed, “The biggest difference between school here and Spain is I went to a private school and had to wear uniforms. We never changed classes and stayed in the same class all day.” Bear River High School does have a dress code but not set matching uniforms. BRHS students also get the chance to have six different classes throughout the day, so students never are in the same class for more than one hour. “I like it a lot better here and school is much funner,” said Zoe. As we all know the teachers here at Bear River are very involved and are always willing to help the students succeed. “The teachers here try to help you and in Spain they don't even care if you fail.” Zoe said that the teachers did not help the students at all and weren't very involved. The school in Spain was a closed campus, “But there were people that could go out for lunch with the permission of their parents.” Most of the students in Spain just stayed at school for their lunch. It is very nice to have an open campus school so students get the chance to leave and get a break throughout the school day, Zoe said. Another big difference between school here and in Spain is the sports. Zoe plays volleyball and is playing on Bear River’s team this year. “Here you have different sports depending on the season and in Spain you play the same sport the entire year.” Bear River is big into school spirit and getting everyone involved. “In Spain we don't spend a lot of time at school, and we don't have school spirit, so we just go to class and leave.” In the past Bear River has had many foreign exchange students, As of right now Bear River has three attending. Being a foreign exchange student is a big opportunity. “You don't get to pick who you live with and just get sent here and assigned a family,” said Zoe. For many teenagers this would be a super stressful and scary thing. Moving away from your family all by yourself, coming to a new country and living with someone you have never met before. Zoe explained, “You can pick where you want to go but you have to pay ten thousand dollars extra.” Most people can't afford to choose where they want to go, so they have to settle for what is available. Foreign exchange students only spend nine months where they are assigned to. They get the experience of living in another country and then will return back home. “I came during the summer and will leave the week after school is over,” said Zoe. Knowing more about the differences between these two schools, shows that we should be thankful for the schooling we have here. Written by: Sydnee Kent
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