Some words from John Thompson about our exchange students:

Last term we said farewell to our four Brazilian exchange students. Our three Italian students flew out recently and Felix, from Argentina will return to his family next week. We acknowledge the courage these students have demonstrated by travelling to foreign lands, on the other side of the globe and leading their lives in a new language. Thank the exchange students for being so committed to their learning and school work whilst they attended Don College.

Thank you to our host families who have generously opened their homes and welcomed “strangers”. As we spent more time together these young people felt more like family than strangers and we are very sad to say, farewell”

Our exchanges return with firsthand experience of our Tasmanian education system. They all commented on how awesome the subject selection has been for them. Could you imagine spending whole days in another language? Our students are to be congratulated on the perseverance and commitment to improving their English.

Most importantly the realisation when interacting with exchange students is the similarities that we have across cultures. We are able to connect and build lasting friendships with our overseas students because, as humans, we all appreciate and value similar simple things in life.

We wish our exchange students safe travels home.