Howdy Friends and Family...Travel with me in your mind to the country of Austria this week as we meet foreign exchange student Lorena Noé-Nordberg! Lorena is from Baden, Austria and is sixteen years old.She was bom on October 12th, 1994 in the capital of Vienna, Austria. She is living with host parents Ruth Quinn and Rocky Fliegel in Thedford, Nebraska!
Lorena chose to become an exchange student because she always wanted to go to the USA and as she says, "Then there was a great opportunity to stay here for ten months, so I took the chance!" Lorena said, "I really like to learn about another culture and I enjoy meeting new people, learning from them and experiencing a lot of new things. ln my free time I prefer to play the electric and acoustic guitar but unfortunately not like Jimi Hendrix. I also really like sitting on the bed trying to play new songs, to meet my friends and to listen to music- favored Pop and Rock.
I love travelling a lot!"
Lorena said that a big difference between Austria and her new home here in Thedford is definitely the school. In Thedford she is in the 12th grade, but in Vienna it would be like the tenth grade. "I attend school in Vienna where I go by train and subway and so it always keeps me on the go. My school is difficult to describe but I want to try: It lasts five years (l am in the second grade) and it is a business school which finishes with a diploma and from the third grade, the sector I've chosen is focused on social work. At this kind of school you
also get an education in cooking and serving in hotels, etc. But I don't want to catch such a job. I have some special subjects but also "normal" ones like German, French, History, Music and Physics, and of course Math- I hate it. My favorites are Geography, English and Physical Education."
Lorena has enjoyed her time here so far. She stated that one other difference from Austria to Nebraska was that "people here are not harried but helpful and nice--what I really appreciate!" From our second spotlight view on Lorena and a look through her picture window to yours, have a great week!
