Tryon Daily Bulletin, Thurs.. May
Home From
Lima, Peru
My hat is off to Colleen Taylor,
of Peniel Road, Columbus, who
recently returned from Lima,
Peru where she was an AFS
student. Colleen, a senior at Polk
Central, attended a private
Catholic school in Lima, took 14
courses (all in Spanish) and
returned home in February with
a diploma tucked under her arm.
Colleen had studied Spanish for
several years and earned
excellent grades, however she
discovered upon arriving in Lima
that accent, dialects, slang
expressions and rapidity of
speech added a strangeness to
the Spanish she had learned in
the classroom.
Colleen loves to learn new
things and have new experiences,
and had no qualms getting on an
airplane for the first time which
took her to Lima. Life was quite
different for her in this big city as
compared with Polk County. Cars
were the exception, so on dates
young people would go around in
groups, usually walking in the
neighborhood. Going out alone
was unwise and girls would walk
with their arms linked to avoid
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having their purses snatched
Colleen's Peruvian family, the
parents, two sisters and a
brother, experienced new flavors
when she cooked for them and
introduced them to chocolate
chip cookies, macaroni and
cheese and pizza.
Holiday customs were f un and
meaningful. On Christmas Eve
the family stayed up late, the
house decorated but the little
creche was empty At midnight
the infant Babe was placed in the
manger, a very symbolic
gesture. The same theme is
carried out on birthdays — the
celebrant and the familystaying
up late and then the golden
minutes of 12:01 arrives and the
birthday celebration begins.
Colleen made many friends
while in Peru, with whom she
corresponds. Another AFS
student lived only 3 blocks from
Colleen and they became good
friends. She and 4 other AFS
students, with a chaperon, toured
the Andes Mountains and visited
the unforgettable ruins of
Macchu Pichu.
Colleen feels that the
experience of being an AFS
student has given her more self-
reliance. maturity and a better
understanding of people — the
way they think and the way they
feel. Peruvians respect
Americans more than any other
nationality and Colleen realized
that as an American citizen in a
foreign country she was being
observed and thus must set a
good example for her country.
Colleen has had a very positive
experience this past year and
thinks anyone should try to be an
AFS student if only for the reason
to build up self-esteem and
develop independence and
maturity. — Reporter
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