Tori Johnson our exchange student
Posted
on Apr 04, 2015
Tori and her host family took a weekend trip in February, and she got to stay in a cabin next to a frozen river. Her “host dad” and his friends were very good motocross riders a few years back, and they met up with some of his old riding friends and - you guessed it – they rode their bikes on the frozen river. Everyone took turns riding on sleds pulled by the bikes, as shown in the picture. Hey, that’s Tori herself in that sled! They also rode behind the bikes on skis, which Tori says was a lot of fun. That was something she never imagined she would be doing.
That was a cold trip. But now, at the beginning of April, all the snow is gone and it’s starting to warm up. Still need winter coats, but it’s definitely not as cold.
Tori’s class has been working on a research paper since last year, which was a very big, very formal project. The abstract of the paper was given in both Latvian and English. Tori feels that she has made real progress in mastering the Latvian language, especially with help from her friends. This was her opportunity to help her classmates with the English on their abstracts.
Tori has two more months of school and then she will embark on an extensive tour of Europe with other exchange students before returning back to exotic Marana. Way to go, Arizona girl!
