GERMAN EXCHANGE student Sandra Bernert says she
considers hesself fortunate to be in Vancouver during the

city’s Centennial.

” Bernert, 15, is the only foreign
student who was placed in British
Columbia as part of the ASSE In-
ternational Student Exchange Pro-
gram, . which was initiated in

Canada last year.

This . year organizers of the
non-profit organization are
hopeful Canadian participation
w “I1 .increase. /
“**Without host families the
ASSE is not able to acnd students
here,’’ says Joan Gibbs, West
-Vancouver’s . area representative
for the program.
' “The program is a wonderful
way. of promoting - international!
understanding. It would be great if
* there were more participants. That
way groups of students from dif-
_ferent countries could meet and get
together — mixing, that's. the
whole ‘idea of ‘the program,’’ she
_ Said.

; August and will leave in July, has
‘been “living ‘with Jill and Tim

Schellenberg, of .Vancouver, and .

their three children. -

**1 don’t know what we’re going
_to “do;.without her,’ said Jill
; Scheilehberg.

“We didn’t know what kind of

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“ Bernert, who has been here since

person we were going to get and

whether ske was going to fit. into,

our life. But its been’ wonderful’ ~

a real insight for me‘in what to ex--

pect when my children become
teenagers."’

The: Schellenberg’s children are
age eight, six and two.

Bernert says she would recom-' |

mend the program to Canadian
students interested in ' studying
abroad, either for the full y
in the ASSE’s summer program.

Bernert is currently a grade !1/

studeni at John Oliver Secondary
School in Vancouver.

“Tt’s been really worthwhile for
me. I’ve learned quite a bit about
Canada by living here. I’ve gotten
to know the culture and the Pro-
ple,’* she said.

The application deadline for

- Canadian students wishing to par-

ticipate in the program is April 1.

B.C. farcilies willing to host
European .iudents, either during
the summer or for a full year, are
asked to contact the ASSE as soon
as possible by calling Gibbs at
922-7773.

fear OF ,

GERMAN exchange: student San-
dra Bernert (right) points to -her:
native country on a globe while |
West Van student exchauge.reprc-*

sentative Joan. Gibbs lo2ks on.
Bernert ‘says she loves British Col-
umbia and doesn’t regret - taking &
year off schoollo. explore the Ce-
nadian culture. Sho eapects Expo
will be the highlight of her year’s
stay in West Vancouver.

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