HOST FAMILIES SOUGHT FOR INDIAN TEENS RETURN EXCHANGE PLANNED FOR LOCAL KIDS.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- Families are needed to host a group of students from India who will be visiting the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. in January. Aditya is a 14-year-old boy who enjoys swimming. Amit, 16, enjoys soccer and basketball and loves dogs and computer games. Bhopesh is 14 and plays chess. Burkaran is a 13-year-old boy who plays in a band, enjoys movies and needs a home without dogs. Pragalbha is a friendly 12-year-old girl who enjoys basketball and tennis. Ashta, 16, enjoys arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. and reading. Harnur is 14 and enjoys dancing, debate and reading. Kanishka is 12, enjoys swimming, pingpong and art, and needs a home without pets. Kirat, 15, loves games and pranks, watching soccer and playing basketball. What all of these students have in common is a desire to visit the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. -- a wish that will come true when they spend three weeks in the Santa Clarita Valley in January as part of an exchange visit organized by Cultural Bridges. The committee currently is seeking host families who will share their homes with these visiting teens -- preferably families with American ``brothers'' and ``sisters'' who will share common interests with their guests. The full group of 18 students ranges in age from 12 to 16 and includes 11 boys and seven girls. Some are vegetarians, and in addition to the interests listed above, they enjoy computer games, listening to music, surfing the Internet, badminton badminton (băd`mĭntən), game played by volleying a shuttlecock (called a "bird")—a small, cork hemisphere to which feathers are attached—over a net. Light, gut-strung rackets are used. , nature, hockey, drawing and painting and reading. Pranav, 15, described himself as very quiet, but helpful, and 16-year-old Rudra admits to a love of chocolate fudge. Host families open their homes to the visiting youngsters each evening and weekends, providing room and board and transportation to the gathering spot at the Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. in Newhall for weekday field trips. While their host parents work and their host siblings go to school, the Indian teens will travel to such spots as the beach, Hollywood and Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. . Weekends are free to enjoy activities with the host family. Cultural Bridges volunteers will organize orientation for host families to acquaint them with the culture of India ''This article or section is being rewritten at The culture of India had history, all the while absorbing customs, traditions, and ideas from both invaders and immigrants. Many cultural practices, languages, customs, and monuments are examples of this co-mingling over centuries. and provide some helpful hints on making the host family experience enjoyable. The group also will organize a welcoming reception and farewell party for the students. This is the second visit to Santa Clarita for students at Pinegrove School, a private boarding school in the mountains north of New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. . The Cultural Bridges committee also is working on a return trip for local teens to stay with Indian families for a short exchange visit sometime in the future. Cultural Bridges is a committee of volunteers that operates under the umbrella of the Santa Clarita International Program. Interested families can obtain more information or request a host family application by calling (661) 259-3845 or sending an e-mail to culturalbridges(at)mourningrose.com. |
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