NOVEMBER, 1976
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SMC STUDENT AMBASSADORS
REPORT ON EXPERIENCES
by Beth Taylor
Jambo! What does that
mean? Jambo is Swahili for
hello, one of the many words I
heard during my exciting
summer in Kenya, Africa.
Last year, I was chosen to
represent St. Mary’s in the
Experiment in International
Living program. I left from
Kennedy Airport after a three-
day orientation in
Massachusetts, where I met
the other members of my
group. We landed in Nairobi,
the capital of Kenya, after two
exhausting days of travel. The
first two and a half weeks of
my trip were spent in Nairobi
with my Kenyan “family.” I
learned about the life of a city
family by helping my
“mother” with the shopping
and spending evenings
playing chess with my
“father.”
ruins, craft shops, and
beaches.
We then returned to our
families in Nairobi, sorry to
see our trip end. I encouraged
all freshmen to apply for the
Experiment program. It was
the most valuable experience
I have ever had. I feel as if I
have grown and learned to
appreciate so much more in
life.
the time was spent travelling
ia Switzerland, as well as in
Parts of Italy and Germany.
Living with a family in
another culture is a great way
to learn about another way of
life. I learned a lot from living
and travelling in Switzerland;
now I even look at my own
way of life differently. When I
left Root, I felt as if I were
leaving my own home!
Questionnaire
Recently, The Belles
published the following
questionnaire for St. Mary’s
students to complete. Only a
few results were received. If
you are interested, please fill
it out and place it in The Belles
suggestion box in the Student
Union. The results of the
questionnaire will appear in
the next issue.
Should the Juke Box be moved
to the cafeteria?
yes no
Comments:
Would you patronize the
Snack Bar if it stayed open:
Afternoon and Evening?
yes-
no-
Afternoon?
yes-
no-
Evening?
yes-
no-
Weekends?
yes
no-
Comments:
SWITZERLAND
by Nancy Barwick
Our group then headed for
Kiboko, a small village where
we dug irrigation ditches for
the village farmers. It was
interesting to work with these
people, as well as to live like
them. Even though I
developed sore muscles and
dry skin, these two weeks
were the best part of my whole
trip! We lived in little green
huts, sleeping on the floor,
cooking our meals on an open
fire, and bathing in a river.
This summer I spent six
weeks in Switzerland as a
student ambassador from St.
Mary’s in the Experiment in
International Living program.
For a month I lived with my
adopted family in Root, a
village outside of Lucerne.
The Sarbachs have four
children: two boys, ages
eighteen and nineteen, and
two girls, ages four and ten.
The father is a doctor, and his
wife helps him in his practice.
The whole family made me
feel at home; soon I began to
feel like a part of the family. It
was difficult to communicate
at first because only my
“parents” could speak
English well. But by the end of
my stay, my “brothers” and
“sisters” had picked up some
English. They had me
speaking some German as
well!
CARE
Commercial
CARE commercial: Let
your fingers do the walking,
instead of the operator
talking. Directory assistance
costs money. Last month 287
directory assistance requests
were made. At this rate, we
would spend $396 this year for
needless help when it could be
spent in more useful campus
things. USE THE PHONE
BOOK!
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After our hard work, we
were ready for a vacation. We
travelled to Mombasa and to
Lamu, two beautiful islands
on Kenya’s east coast. We
visited Fort Jesus, Portugese
Our group of student
ambassadors from all over
the country then spent two
weeks travelling. We spent
five days at a sailing camp on
Lake Constance; the rest of
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The BELLES wishes
you a Happy
Thanksgiving!
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