12 Georgetown Acton Wednesday Juty21 1962 Denise Dilbey clap hands and expect her to do some thing She quietly asked him to wait a minute until she was finished what she was doing He agreed He called his wife and she came running After that he did not expect the same treatment from Denise In three of the four homes she did not sec any sign of affection towards the husband and wife Only in her second home was the atmosphere relaxed enough for that she said which might ex plain why it was her favorite home She knew she had to bite her tongue when evidence male favoritism came up telling herself she was a stranger in heir land she had to live by their rules Denise got tired of always having to smile and be friendly and in a good mood In her homes and at school she was representing Acton and Canada Her be haviour was a reflection on all Canadians However when she was out where people know who she was or why she was there she says if she wanted to tell someone what she really thought she did St was waiting on the rain one day to start Ihc long train ride rom Yokohama back all her host homes were outside the city when a stranger came up to her and in Japanese explained he wanted to buy her a coffee He grabbed her arm and started pulling her off Denise remembers she was frightened but t want to appear rude Finally she yanked her arm free and escaped the weather v as lo Her airplane landed in a typhoon which was ha lira I sing enough but here were many more after that They have typhoon seasons and rainy seasons but no defined summer or winter she noted And earthquakes are a or life said She was sitting at her desk school when the first me came Every one dove under Iheir lables except sat I raking around v what was happening Their ools I eathquake drills Ihc same as North American schools have fire drills The Japanese are terrified of thunder storms states but she no I iced they do not have too many of them which may be reason for their fear saysshe have time to get home sick Between her Tea nics her dancinglessons karate and another self defense her calligraphy classes and flower arranging courses as well as regular school classes speaking at the Rotary Club meetings and learning about the kimono customs she was always in the go On top of everything else she adds each of four I homes was at least an I our and- a half train ride to Yokohama where she went school and the school was a minute walk from the train station But there v ere limes when she craved good Id Canadian cheese ice cream submarine sandwiches and macaroni and cheese Going away for the year made her realize how proud she is to be a Canadian She saw Canada from the out side looking in and sees how Canadians do not appreciate their good fortune On the other hand she says Japanese are not proud to be Japanese Denise first venture chop sticks was not very successful she re calls Her hosts had taken her lo a noodle restaurant and the slippery food kept sliding off her sticks teat much she says But like the ling the eventually got the hang of it When she left last August Denise took three suitcases Coming home she had five cases tad a pound crate is being shipped full souvenirs and gifts She was con stantly being given gifts by ber friends and host families and had a lot lo bring back Being an exchange student none of marks went towards her Canadian schooling She did not have to wnle exams but could not escape tests She earned per cent in Japanese and 100 per cent En English she boasts English in Japan is like Canadian schools teaching French The social levels bothered No matter how good a person marks were if they were not from the right kind of family they were not accepted in schools or jobs Children of divorced parents arc labelled as being no good and irresponsible and therefore not given preference in jobs The rich and poor never mixed noticed Because of hat she never saw the poor side of Japan Japanese Rotary members were all well todo highly paid professional people and she led a very comfortable life Half way through her knows she has changed and has to remember that when speaking to another fnend She is much closer to her younger sister now she says Denise would like to go back to Japan and visit other countries around the How ever she wants to see Canada before she goes anywhere else There is no point in knowing other people if you don know you own people firs I Julie Clow got the works last week when returning Et change student Denise wanted her to model a Japanese hi mono right down to slip Underneath the many or the apparel a simple two piece while slip stay Denise went alter a university scholarship which would enable her to stay in Japan lowever she found out it was only offered to Australian students and she was not qua died to apply She was offered a Job teaching English but t feel she has the patience to Before she left Denise was accepted at three Canadian com munily colleges Her application to College was deferred and she will be entering there in September in the Marketing Retail Coop program She will be working while at tending school In Ihc meantime she is looking for employment until September She eventually wants get into a business of her It is very strange to be home Denise ad mits She finds herself having to translate English Into Japanese and then back to English before she speaks and finds her self slipping Japanese words into her con versations She oven behind ties a cum bum around the second last layer of recognize some of her kimono friends anymore Unusually large deposits of insect honeydew makes leaves shine cars a mess Are you one of the many who has noticed a sticky substance on cars garden furniture shrubs plants or tree leaves If you re wondering what this is it is honey dew according to experts at the University of The Free Press was contacted by Marge Murray on Church East this week about Ihc shiney sticky stuff on the leaves of a number of her maple trees and the reporter quickly spotted the substance as the same thing he d seen on his own car the past couple of weeks and had heard many local people grumbling about Alerted to the signs It was easy to spot trees showing the symptoms all over town A call to the University Pest Diagnostic and Advisory Clinic solved the mystery It seems insects called are on the or leaves of the various types of Norwegian Maple trees around town sucking the plant sap out These small pale green bugs concentrate the plant sap in their guts according to Hick The nutrients from the sap are stored while the rest is out their hind ends he ex plained adding the droplets of concentrated sticky substance is called honey dew This situation isn t new it happens every town and there is considerably more honey dew shining on leaves and dropping on cars because June cool allowed the bugs build up in population much more quickly than usual In addition tree and insect secretions are more prevalent In varieties also this The and honey dew something to be worried about he said The trees don suffer too badly and besides the bugs will be killed in the next few weeks by parasites and A lot of these sticky leaves seem to be lying on the ground more have fallen than would be normal Some have blown off more easily in the wind because they are heavy with the honey dew A good scrubbing will take the honey dew off cars or furniture etc and if il a on your garden fruits or vegetables don t worry Just wash it off They are still edible HELD OVER Young Doctors In Love Warning Cot PLUS MODERN PROBLEMS Office Opni30 Shaw Start at Duik HOME VIDEO DISC DENTAL EARLS FixIt ft Shaver Service WHO ARE WE WHAT DO WE DO to mokes elect aio blades for elect e oa den pmeiH I own mown elect ha ca I coffee etc elect pool motors uwa WHERE ARE WE RIGHT IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Defrex Blvd Georgetown 8774822 Monday 19pjTL Tum Sat fl to a Church Services ACTON BAPTIST SALVATION ARMY Gospel Sun Aeon Wotsttp Spcjkc A ST CHURCHILL THE MARTYR COMMUNITY CO E AbansD Sun 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