On the internet, the commodification of ideas and intellectual properties is rampant. Companies that operate digitally, like Amazon, attempt to commodify almost every tangible item, profiting off of inflation...
On Thanksgiving, junior Suraiya Saroar and her family balance their Bangladeshi heritage with their new American traditions. For dessert, Saroar typically has mishti, which translates to “sweets” in Bangla.
Home city: near Braman, Germany
Host Family: Freshman Kendra Pinkard
Grade: 11
What inspired you to become a foreign exchange student?
“My siblings and mother already did their exchange here,...
Home city: Hong Kong, China
Host family: Kwok’s grandparents
Grade: 10
What inspired you to become a foreign exchange student?
“My mom decided for me. She knows a lot and understands what...
Home city: Lille, France
Host Family: Sophomore Maddy Tarter
Grade: 10
What inspired you to become a foreign exchange student?
“For the English and to visit America.”
Did you get any...
Home city: Galicia, Spain
Host Family: Sophomore Sienna Lorenz
Grade: 11
What inspired you to become a foreign exchange student?
“Both of my siblings have done [the foreign exchange program]...
Home City: Stuttgart, Germany
Host Family: Sophomore Gianna Lionelli
Grade: 11
What inspired you to become a foreign exchange student?
“Many things, actually. First of all, language, to be...
Home city: Odense, Denmark
Host Family: Barbara Goldman, retired Henry Elementary counselor
Grade: 11
What inspired you to become a foreign exchange student?
“It is because of my mom. She...
