That was one of my best experiences. First of all I want to say thank you to my host family for making my experience better. They tried to do everything for me. I am really thankfull for that. Also I want to say thank you to Nicole. She tried to do the best for me and she become my sister. We shared lots of things and memories. She is one of the best person that I met in Duluth .We had lots of good experiences with my host family but if I have to choose the best one I would choose the day we went to Ely and do dog sledding. It was so much fun and also we had a chance to feed those dogs and spend time with them. It was my first time but I really liked it, I would like to do it again.Our funniest experience was the time that we went Five Guys to get a cheeseburger. The staffs forget to put bread to our cheese burger, there was only a meat and some cheese in the container. I had never experience something like that and I don't think so that will happen in future. It was shocking experience. Also while we were in Duluth we did skating, skiing, watching movies, shopping, visit superior lake, falls of amnicon, kawishiwi falls and also I had a chance to went Holy Rosary School and meet with those students and help them with their project that is about Turkish culture. All of that experiences become memories that I'll never forget .I was so lucky to be part of that project, I think everybody should live that experience for once. Again thank you to all of the people that make that project, our host families and our teachers that accompany us.
-Bahar
Duluth, Nicole, Danielle... I'm going to miss them all so much. It was one of the best two weeks I've ever had. Our host mother, Meg, was a really nice person and tried to do everything that we wanted, I'll definitely miss her too. Everyday we did something different and it was really fun. We left the first day for resting and to get to know each other. On tuesday all the turkish students did a presentation to introduce Turkey and the culture. For the rest of the week we went out to eat and went down the lake. The weather was freezing but still we walked around, talked and of course shopped. In the weekend the went to Ely as a gruop, with our families. We did dog sledging which was thrilling. Stayed in a cute hotel and had lots of fun with our friends. Also fed the dogs and helped the people there to put the dogs in their cases. Our second week was even better than the first. On monday, thanks to our mom, we went shopping to the Mall Of America which was huge. Me and my housemate bought loads of gifts and also the things that we can't find in our country. Also we did ice skating, went to a hockey match, bowling, to a movie, etc. I've never watched a horror movie, they insisted on that my first one should be here so we went to a scary movie. While doing all these of course we never forget to eat because we are in America, the hometown of fast food and candy. I wanted to try the food so we often went out to eat. I ate as much as ı can because you only live once, right? Our host family was amazing, ı think I am really lucky for that. We laughed, shopped and ate together. I really enjoyed my stay. I think everyone should try this experience at least once in their life; especially the students who plan to study in an other country.
-Lara
From Weber Family
Thoughts on our visit….
As the arrival date came closer, the more nervous we became. “I hope this will work out, What if they don’t like us, How will it be with all our animals….” These were just a few thoughts going through our minds. When we met Lara and Bahar, all the nervousness disappeared. Within the 10 minutes it took us to get home from the airport, you could tell it was going to be a wonderful experience. Immediately, these girls felt like they were part of the family and that we had known each other for years. By Sunday night, Nicole and Danielle were already saying they didn’t want Bahar and Lara to go home. The energy and friendship grew with each day, not only with our family but between Lara and Bahar. By the end of the first few days, the girls were like sisters. Laughing, joking, and enjoying being together. This feeling continued as we got to know several of the other students. From bowling to making Turkish coffee (and reading the coffee grounds), a mini super bowl part to a birthday party, movie night to dog sledding, shopping to sightseeing, hockey to cross country skiing, everyone was very comfortable together. Groups of kids hanging out as if the were best friends. Our family has grown by two and we are not looking forward to saying goodbye. We were reminded daily that, even though we live in different parts of the world we are all the same inside. We laugh at the same things, like the same music, shop in the same stores, watch the same TV programs/movies. We will look back at all the things we have done, all the conversations, and funny moments with smiles and a warm heart.
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-Meg and Nicole and Danielle
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