Alexandria Meyer, SGR’s youth exchange student, spent her
Thanksgiving in school – since this purely American holiday is not celebrated
in Belgium. She was supposed to be
thinking about her school work, but instead was imagining all the good food
being enjoyed by her family back home in St. George while trying to explain the
holiday and its traditions to her friends in Belgium.
December 1 brought snow – but as in St. George – the white
stuff was pretty for about an hour, then turned into slush.
Alex reports she attended the 18th birthday celebration for one of her friends. “The party was formal. Picture a fancy wedding reception . . . and that was her birthday party. I pretty much understood what was being said in English, but many of the guests were from other countries so the party was a mix of Dutch, French, English and some of the languages of the Philippines.”
Alex reports she attended the 18th birthday celebration for one of her friends. “The party was formal. Picture a fancy wedding reception . . . and that was her birthday party. I pretty much understood what was being said in English, but many of the guests were from other countries so the party was a mix of Dutch, French, English and some of the languages of the Philippines.”
December 6 is St. Nicholas Day - a major holiday for
children. They receive gifts, candy and
other stuff. “It was also good because
we got out of school at midday!”
Thanks again to SGR for this wonderful experience. I will never forget you for making this
possible!
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