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12 - PORT PERRY STAR : Tuesday, Novenibet 4, 2600 "Sctigog's Comunity Newspaper of Choice" Family welcomes Hungarian studen By Chris Hall when she retums to her week. "We had just tured ) ort Perry Star hometown of Budapest. down an offer for a job in Members of a Blackstock family have opened their home to an exchange student from Her journey is part of the Student Travel Schools (STS) exchange program, a England because we were just too busy here, and decided then that if we Hin Co world-wide educational can't go out and see the Z aly i INVItING organization based in world, then we can bring suzsanna .Homonnai to gytden. the world to see us." spend the next year with them. A well-traveled teen, the | 8-year-old Ms Homonnai has previously spent one year in Brazil, and will now call the Blackstock residence of Lorna and Steven Poole home until next summer, It was through an STS- Canada ad in The Port Perry Star that the Poole family originally became interested in the program. "We saw the ad in the paper last April, where they were looking for host families for exchange stu- dents," said Mrs. Poole last PORT PERRY = TAR 26. Police alert: abbr. 27. 1/12 of a gross: abbr 30. Varicolored 31. Not For Me 32. French export 41. Brokerage house employee 44. Roller coaster exclamation 45. Sought reparations 47. Female bleater 26. Summer mo. 27. Crook traps 28. Linseed, e.g 29. End of a series 31. Tend young ones 40. Perceive, in a way 42. Oversized pitcher 43. Nevada gambling town 46. Servicemen's gp The Poole family sent in an application, took part in a number of interviews and background checks, and, a few weeks later, were asked to choose from five foreign exchange stu- dents. "They then sent us five different applicants and we sort of had to choose one which would probably be suited for us, for our home and lifestyle," she said. "It was awful; they were all wonderful, but we had to pick one." After carefully consider- ing the candidates, the Poole family settled on Zsuzsanna Homonnai. After informing STS- Canada of their decision, the Pooles turned their attention to the Durham & Shopping Spree YW A winner each and every The Poole family in Blackstock has welcomed 18-year-old Zsuzsanna Homonnai (centre) to their home for the next year as part of an exchange Bobbie Drew PORT PERRY DENTAL OFFICE : "Everything has gone smoothly, although we didn't expect any prob- lems. It'll be hard to imag- 33. Mornings: abbr. 32. Existed week until Christmas! . : ) > 34. Sign of a happy pup 34. Affliction ine life without her. She's 35. Raphaelle or Rembrandt of 35. Mrs. Grundy and her ilk 183 Queen St., Port Perry ! adjusted well to us and the art world 36. Hotel desk employee (905) 985-8234 J ? 36. Com on the 37. Al or Dallas . we're more than happy to 37. Actor Mullavey 38. Wrong ; ' . " 38. Designer Laura 39. Scram! have her. We'll miss her District Board of program. Here, she is joined by (left) Heather Poole, 15, and 11-year-old 30 31 32 Education, to get permis- Gillian. sion for Ms Homonnai to tourism and math. State, and Stratford, harder in English, but 2 3 3 attend school. This is her first time among other spots. everything is great here," | 36 37 The Budapest native here in Canada. "There is a big differ- she said, adding that she arrived here on Aug. 17, "I came here to leam ence," she said when really likes the fall colours, 38 139 140 41 42 143 and enjoyed the remain- English; it's a new experi- asked to compare Canada but is not exactly looking 44 45146 a7 der of Canadian summer ence, and | can meet new to her homeland. "It is a forward to the long, cold i oa . ¥ with the Poole family -people and learn other huge country. My country Canadian winters. 45 2 49 i; 50 before enrolling in Grade cultures," said Ms is very small. There you Mrs. Poole says it's | 3 53 5 12 at Cartwright High Homonnai. drive smaller distances (to been wonderful to get a | School. She will study At home, she studied get places), but you drive look at their home country | Canadian History, English, English as her foreign lan- bigger distances here." through the eyes of a visi- | ACROSS DOWN geography, travel and guage, and became quite Besides missing her tor. 1 by x Sota g y Dap fluent in it while traveling family and friends, with "It's been fun for us to | ) Wot creator 3 Meatand ___ in Brazil. whom she talks regularly see our province, our | 13. oping ym 5. Regular's order, wilh he" "I'm leaning new words ~~ by phone and e-mail, the home, through someone | {Hun film) £2 was.) $. IV's nothing every day," she said. only real difficulty Ms else's eyes. The stuff that 14. Division word 7. Venture . ' 15. Tippler 8. Tips The Pooles have shown ~~ Homonnai has encoun- we take for granted, things 16. Unification Church. e g. : Aches Ads) ot Ms Homonnai the sights of tered is studying in we normally see, it's fun for 18. "Northern Exposure" setting 11. Doesn't share, slangily_ Northern Ontario, as well English. us to see them again The Tru Jy Capture No Flowers as Niagara Falls, New York "Doing my homework is through her eyes," said 23. Pas' partners 24. Auditor's inits. \ $ Mrs. Poole. 24. Witch 25. Basketball net holder 4 WINDOWS & PATIO DOORS 48. Sound in a Tarzan film Dr. Kevin Dunk rie 50. "speed bike Energy efficient 53. Sema I O00 hove Dr. Lionel McTague windows reduce draft 53. B'way sellout si I a . 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