–by Gaven Li
Rosa has been a Firebird for a month now. She hails from Germany, near Frankfort, and she’s with us for a semester. Here’s her unique German perspective on life at PVS.
Q: Simply introduce yourself please, Rosa.
A: My name is Rosa Gillet. I’m 15 years old, and I’m from Germany, near Frankfort, and I’m here for only one semester…..ah….I have two older siblings? (Laughing)
Q: So, is this your first time coming to America?
A: As an exchange student, yes. But, I was here four times with my family for vacations.
Q: Oh. How do you feel here?
A: I don’t know. At first I was very excited, and then it was like… Okay, I’m here. And,…most of the people here are very nice. So, that’s good.
Q: I heard that you’re living with the other exchange student Nick. How is it? I mean, your new life, your host family and everything…?
A: My host family is nice, but sometimes they forget everything. (Laughing) That’s alright…And with Nick, everything is good cause it’s really cool to talk to him sometimes.
Q: Do you prefer German food or American food?
A: American food! Because in Germany, the food depends on the region. And the food in the region where I live is like…I don’t like it. And I like fast food!
Q: Are you on any team?
A: Yeah, I’m on volleyball (team).
Q: How’s it going?
A: Um…..First, I wasn’t very good. But, I’m getting better I think… I hope so.
Q: You will! How about the school? What’s the difference between Palm Valley and the school in Germany?
A: Everything! In Germany, we don’t need to walk to different classrooms every class. We just stay in the same classroom and have the same classmates everyday. Also our grades are like 1,2,3 instead of A,B,C. There are more teachers [in Germany] and…the campus too! We don’t have a big campus; we only have two buildings and two gyms.
Q: Okay. What’s your favorite class? And the class you find difficult?
A: I love P.E. And English! Algebra is…not difficult, but I can’t understand the expressions because they are much different from in Germany.
Gaven: I think this is it! Thank you so much, Rosa.
Rosa: You’re welcome!
WHAT! Only one semester! 🙁
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Welcome Rosa,
Thank you for sharing about yourself. I hope you’ll get the full experience of California, there are certainly parts that aren’t what you might enjoy, but there is a lot of places to see that you may, national parks beautiful that are very , coastline and lots of shopping to do!
Stephanie at the Lower School
Thanks for this article. I appreciate the opportunity to get to know our International students. As a teacher in the Lower School, we don’t get to meet the new students!
Rosa, Willkommen heiben California! (I hope I wrote that correctly)
I hope you learn to love Palm Valley as much as we do.
Ken Sarkis, Drama Teacher