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and nodded her head vigorously in agreement.

There has been one unexpected benefit with their trips just beginning. "Laurie is 17 and got her driver’s license a week ago so she’s been giving me driving lessons,” Kati said. With Finland’s age limit for driving at 18, 16-year-old’ Kati is getting the jump on her peers back home.

“It’s the same in Denmark.” said Pernella, who is also getting a little early behind-the-wheel training.

Now, when they return to Denmark and Finland, Pernella and Kati will leave with first-hand knowledge of American family life, an appreciation for Rappahannock's mountain beauty, warm friendships established with their host familes and friends and last but not least for two teenaged youngsters, driving skills that will be the envy of their neighborhoods.

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