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DELPHOS — Sixteen-year-old Chiara Peine decided to participate in the exchange program between Delphos and her town of Verl, Germany, as a way of satisfying her curiosity.

“When you’re in Germany or in Europe, you just want to see what it’s like on the other side of the world,” she said. “You hear a lot about the news and hear from friends who have been here and you just want to see how it is and learn more English.”
Peine says the United States and Germany aren’t overly different in appearance but she finds America much more welcoming.

“I prefer the people in America; they’re all friendly. That’s probably because this town is a bit small, so everybody is nice and you see people you know from school, so that’s cool,” she said. “I really like it here; it’s similar kind of. Things are bigger here, like the streets, malls and everything, houses too. The landscape in Germany is a bit like Delphos, just bigger. I’m living in town so it’s like living in Delphos. I have a lot of neighbors and stuff.”

Peine has been enjoying American food and discovering new restaurants.