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friendly as we are.” Heather said both descriptions were wrong for her as she found the Dutch physically clean and “very enthusiastic to meet me and hear about my whole life, nearly from birth.”
She also learned the United States’ version of space and distance differs greatly with that of European heritage.
Holland is about one third the size of Virginia and ranks as the most densely-populated country in the world. “There, rural is nothing like ours,” Heather said, explaining that her host family lived in the village of Sehouwerzijc, a rural area outside Groningen, a city comparable in size to Charlottesville.
Amy’s experience in Chile was somewhat different. Amy left quiet Washington for a major international capital city, “sorta’ like Boston, because it’s made up of so many suburbs,” she said.
In the city, life is different.
All the houses had huge walls surrounding them,” Amy said of the elegant homes in her neighborhood, not unique to the area.
“And things were locked inside the home, too,” she said with awe and a slight giggle as she explained that most homes in the suburbs had maids and hired help. Valuables and
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