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Last year, a group of our students participated in the exchange programme to United States for 9 months. It was sponsored by ProjectWeCan which aims to enhance students’ English ability and communication skills as well as to experience American culture. Student’s reflection on her feelings and photos in the United States during the exchange programme are stated as follows.

Firstly I learned about their religion and the local culture of sports and what the difference is between Hong Kong and the USA.  Most Americans are Christian. Everyone in the USA goes to church on Sunday mornings and some people go to church on Wednesday night also. Everyone knows it in the USA. Also, I used to go to church every Wednesday night and Sunday morning in the USA.

Children here have church class every Sunday morning and they go to youth group when they grow up. Church youth group is a place for the ones who believe in Jesus while they're teenagers. They can learn something about from Jesus and the Bible and have fun with it. They will hang out together and talk about Jesus. All of the people of your youth group become like family members. They will talk with you and share their experiences on different parts of life also. They didn't judge me because my religion is Buddhism. They asked me about my Buddhism Knowledge and we shared our religions.

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Girl's youth group leader

They held different activities involving helping someone who has cancer. Schools will have some actives sometimes. For example, the schools will sell chocolate to students for Valentine’s Day to raise Money and have fun.

In the USA different sports are held and they play against other schools. There is a Girls golf team, Boys football team, and a Girls volleyball team. These sports are started in August and last until November. The girls and boys basketball teams start in November and end in February. In the USA they have a freshman team, a JV (junior varsity) and a varsity team. Normal players are on JV or usually the younger students, where as varsity is for the really good kids or the older senior class. On the Girls basketball team, I was the manager. I learned how to lead and take care of people who felt down or sad. Sometimes players will get mad and feel upset when they don't do a good job, mess up, or lose their game. We all learned team work from each other. All of the athletic sporting events in the USA are the most important to them. Whenever they get hurt, they step up and don't give up on practice. They all understand teamwork is very important.

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Girls' basketball varsity team

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The cheerleading team drew this picture to support the 2013-2014 year sport teams

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Member of one of the cheerleaders wore Christmas clothes to cheer basketball team players

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A girl wore the school cheerleading uniform and the school's band was standing by for the basketball game

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Girls Freshman cheerleading team

 

The cheerleading team started in August; they only cheer Football team and Boys basketball team. Then all of the girls will dismiss to different sport teams or rest in February. In  February the Softball team, Track Field team and Baseball team meet. I was a sprinter of my Track team at my USA school. They had practice every day. All runners need to do lifting after they finish practice. Coach will set a list, so runners can know what should do.

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We wore track uniform when it was second track meet

I had gone homecoming and prom in USA. All students can go to Homecoming; I had a lot of fun with my friends. I danced with them and we also had dinner together.

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My friends with me on Homecoming night

Since I was in senior at Shelby senior high school, I went to prom. I went to prom with a lot of my friends. It was wonderful and unforgettable, I danced with my prom date and my friends. I won’t have same experience when I come back HK. Prom is important to all seniors.

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My prom group

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Photos on prom night

 

I joined the school choir group, I can’t forget about the last show of all choir groups. All senior choir members with me were standing up on the stage and waiting for our choir teacher Mr. Nabors shared how he felt about us this year. I wanted to cry even though I only spent 7 months in this school. I have learned different things from there, I enjoyed to study at this school. This school had taught me how to be strong. I made many friends from choir class. I love them much and they helped me when I have problems on different topics.

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Scholarship award meeting in the gym

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The photo on the left is my friend who attended choir with me and the photo on right hand side are my girls groujp of choir

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My choir teacher, Mr. Nabors

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Chamber choir class

 

I was at graduation day in Shelby senior high school. It was an amazing day to me, because I can celebrate with my friends and had a chance to practice when I graduate from high school. I also hang out with my friends the day before I come back Hong Kong; I have good memories of us all together.

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Graduation Day

 

Senior will have a party for celebrate they are graduated from school. I had gone to three different graduation parties. They were so nice and special to me, I had never seen before I came to USA.

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Rachel Mohr's graduation day

 

I am very grateful to The Wharf (Holding) and my school BHKNC for supporting me and allowing me to be an exchange student and learn American culture and make a lot of friends.