2008 Woodie Awards
Breaking Down All of the Barriers
German exchange student hopes for a new host family.
Claire Webster
Issue date: 9/13/06 Section: Local
As of August 19, Claudia Seidl is one of the 100 foreign exchange students from Germany placed in the United States.
Seidl came to California and Fullerton College as a part of the foreign exchange program put on by the German and United States governments. She is in her first year of college and majoring in business and economics. Seidl wishes to study business and economics because, "I [have] worked in a bank in Germany [for] the last two years and I really like it."
The point of the foreign exchange program is to let the students go to other countries and experience what it is like to live there. Seidl was hoping to come to the U.S. and partake in all of the normal activities of a typical American 21-year-old during their first year of college.
Although Seidl has made a few friends, it is hard for her to fully experience California because she is currently living with 92-year-old local resident Edna Koppel. Koppel rarely leaves her home and requires Seidl to be in bed by 8 pm.
This restricts Seidl from being able to go anywhere except for school. "Edna is nice, [but] I am homesick and wish to be with an entire family and not just one person."
Seidl is looking for a new host family to move in with for the rest of the school year as soon as possible. Her only wish is to be with a family that will help her gain new and exciting experiences throughout the year.
Seidl came to California and Fullerton College as a part of the foreign exchange program put on by the German and United States governments. She is in her first year of college and majoring in business and economics. Seidl wishes to study business and economics because, "I [have] worked in a bank in Germany [for] the last two years and I really like it."
The point of the foreign exchange program is to let the students go to other countries and experience what it is like to live there. Seidl was hoping to come to the U.S. and partake in all of the normal activities of a typical American 21-year-old during their first year of college.
Although Seidl has made a few friends, it is hard for her to fully experience California because she is currently living with 92-year-old local resident Edna Koppel. Koppel rarely leaves her home and requires Seidl to be in bed by 8 pm.
This restricts Seidl from being able to go anywhere except for school. "Edna is nice, [but] I am homesick and wish to be with an entire family and not just one person."
Seidl is looking for a new host family to move in with for the rest of the school year as soon as possible. Her only wish is to be with a family that will help her gain new and exciting experiences throughout the year.
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