VOL. XVI, NO. 2
OCTOBER 18, 1974
Not A.F.S. But Still Here!
Acar Savaci, a senior here at Maine west, is from Izmit Ataturk Lisesi, a school in Izmit, Turkey. Izmit, which is a seaport town in Turkey, has a population of 18,000. Acar, who will be graduating with the seniors here, will go back to Turkey and attend the Orta‑Dogu Teknih Universitesi (The MiddleEast Technical University) and will major in technical engineering.
Acar, who arrived in Montreal, was met by Mr. and Mrs. Karl Steinhauer. Mr. Steinhauer is a substitute teacher here at Maine West. Acar, who met an A.F.S. student last year while attending school in Turkey, had an urge to become an A.F.S. student but couldn't qualify. After learning of his not qualifying he wrote to the Steinhauers and told them about not becoming an A.F.S. student. Mr. Steinhauer then wrote to Acar's parents and said that if Acar's parents would pay the expense trip to the United States, they would give him room and board. Acar, who is on the second string soccer team, is a mathematical whiz and is taking Accelerated Math IV. Acar is finding the Americans' way of life hard to cope with. Acar says dating in America is different than in Turkey. Here you go wherever you wish, and in Turkey you only can date in the afternoon.
Acar, who arrived in Montreal, was met by Mr. and Mrs. Karl Steinhauer. Mr. Steinhauer is a substitute teacher here at Maine West. Acar, who met an A.F.S. student last year while attending school in Turkey, had an urge to become an A.F.S. student but couldn't qualify. After learning of his not qualifying he wrote to the Steinhauers and told them about not becoming an A.F.S. student. Mr. Steinhauer then wrote to Acar's parents and said that if Acar's parents would pay the expense trip to the United States, they would give him room and board. Acar, who is on the second string soccer team, is a mathematical whiz and is taking Accelerated Math IV. Acar is finding the Americans' way of life hard to cope with. Acar says dating in America is different than in Turkey. Here you go wherever you wish, and in Turkey you only can date in the afternoon.
In Turkey the students stay in one room while the teachers rotate in the various rooms. They have more lecture work than regular work.
Acar comments that the people here are friendly and helpful. He is having problems with the language. Turkish language is very different from English. For example, there is no word is and no word the. The verb is always at the end of the sentence. The structure is very different. Acar took English for six years at his high school in Turkey, but he learned from British trained teachers, which still makes learning English here difficult for him.
In July 1974, he took the Turkish college entrance exams. Out of 200,000 students who took the test, 60,000 passed. Acar placed in the top 60 of the 60,000 who passed.
Acar comments that the people here are friendly and helpful. He is having problems with the language. Turkish language is very different from English. For example, there is no word is and no word the. The verb is always at the end of the sentence. The structure is very different. Acar took English for six years at his high school in Turkey, but he learned from British trained teachers, which still makes learning English here difficult for him.
In July 1974, he took the Turkish college entrance exams. Out of 200,000 students who took the test, 60,000 passed. Acar placed in the top 60 of the 60,000 who passed.