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| Place Jacques Cartier, Montreal |
The exchange program continued today when about seventy students from Quebec visited our school to spend a few hours with their American pen pals. Amidst the excitement and trepidation due primarily to language misgivings, the students attended classes together. Lunch is, of course, a major event at any high school because it is very important to sit and talk to the correct people. My instructions were clear: include everyone and make sure they have something to eat. I quickly realized that some of our neighbors from the North did not have American money. One of my older students as well as one of the ninth graders generously paid for two meals, and I left money with the cashiers to hand out to the others who had only Canadian currency. I know that all who wanted to buy a meal were able to purchase one. This program has proven to be an invaluable experience bringing teenagers together at a time in their lives when they remain open to meeting people from various backgrounds.
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