AFS Exchange Student

Independence, Missouri 1980-81

Fort Osage Senior High

 

My host family



Harold & Joanne Boone

sisters Connie, Julie & Laurie

 


That's me shovelling snow in our front drive


It's not a birthday cake, it's a birthday cookie!

School Dances


The Homecoming Ball
- with Carl Goetz

 


The Prom
- with Bret Corum

 
Favourite experiences



Performing a minor role in the school musical "Oklahoma"


Experiencing a white Christmas


Selling pumpkins for Unicef at Halloween

  • Visiting the Ozark Mountains (hillbilly country) and Silver Dollar City
  • Working at Worlds of Fun amusement park

 

  • The "Blues Brothers" music

 

  • Bruce Springsteen in concert

 

  • Kansas City Royals baseball games

 

  • Christmas lights at the Country Club Plaza, Kansas City
Short-term exchanges

"Mountain View HIgh School" in Mesa, Arizona

Hosts: Sandy

Carole & Bob Lane


 

 

 

 

With Chuck Gaetjens & Sandy- visiting Apacheland, a historic Western movie set used by Ronald Reagan and Elvis Presley
Border hopping in Nogales, Mexico
Desert scenery

 
Short-term exchanges

Hollis family, Independence

 
School friends

Jeff Hanks
Jamie Neer & Darla Gregston		 Cindy Deason
Chuck Wood

Dixie West
Paula Frye

Chris Clegg

  

 
AFS friends



Me, Katie (NZ) and Sandra (England)


Sandra (England) and Bruce (Australia)


Dag (Norway)


Oh say can you see we've all got cowboy hats...

Sandra (England), Katie (NZ), Bernard (Switzerland), Amani (Egypt), Laure (France), Hilde (Norway), Jeanete (Australia)

 


Sandra (England), Bernard (Switzerland), Tarja (Finland), Jeanete (Australia), Hilde (Norway), Katie (NZ)