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Jorge is not a runawayl
Amy Gero
o, Ralston high does not have a Jorge.
N runaway student from Argen Jorge added that he could stay at
tina. Senior Jorge Lucero is a for someones house for two days with
eign exchange student sent here by out calling home before his parents
Youth for Understanding. would start to worry.
Jorge found it hard to adjust to Jorge loves sports and riding his
some of the “ American” ways of motorcycle. Rugby is not played in
doing things. He said that eating the United States a great deal. It is
lunch with so many people was somewhat like football in that they
especially hard to get used to kick and pass the ball; there is a
because he ate by himself at home. great deal of tackling and scoring is
Another thing he had to adjust to very much the same. It is considered Scott Gettman
was that he was not able to drive in a gentleman’s game because they
the United States. This made it diffi use no pads and it can get very
cult to take someone out on a date. rough, so, you have to be a gentle
“ I find it hard to talk to girls here man to play. Jorge is involved in
because I don’t know what they are football and wrestling, here at Ral
interested in,” said Jorge. ston.
Jorge also said that American Jorge said that television is very
girls are different from the girls back much the same in Argentina as it is
in Argentina. He said that girls from here. They get the same shows dub
Argentina seemed more lady-like to bed in Spanish. They even get some
him. movies before we do.
Jorge spends his weekends here Jorge is enjoying his visit to the Mark Gilliland
going to games, recording music off United States, but he misses his
of the radio, and going to parties. family and Argentina very much.
"Our parties at home would start Jorge did not runaway from home
at 11 or 12 at night and last until and will rpti irn x-
